Category: Internet Law

NIL Athlete Deals: They Will Not Let Me Appear in My Team Jersey: Why Not?

NIL Athlete Deals: They Will Not Let Me Appear in My Team Jersey: Why Not?

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In every name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) endorsement agreement, there are provisions that prohibit the use of team logos and designs and that ban the athlete from appearing in his or her team’s jersey or other identifying clothes. This may seem puzzling since the reason the athlete is being sought out for NIL endorsements is […]

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Can I Appeal an Amazon Arbitration Award?

Can I Appeal an Amazon Arbitration Award?

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Practically speaking, the answer is “no.” As many know, Amazon’s Terms of Service and other agreements require that any disputes be submitted to binding private arbitration (as opposed to resolution through the process of a public court proceeding). Through movies, television, and literary depictions and descriptions, many people have some sense of how court proceedings […]

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What Does an ESports Lawyer Do?

What Does an ESports Lawyer Do?

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Competitive video and table-top gaming — esports — is big business now, as everyone knows. Top-tier competitors are commanding six-figure salaries, esports leagues are proliferating, and investors are taking serious notice. However, the more complex the esports landscape becomes, the more players and others are going to need the legal services of experienced esports lawyers […]

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The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Law: What Businesses Should Know (Part Two)

The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Law: What Businesses Should Know (Part Two)

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In May 2024, Minnesota enacted the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”). In Part One of this two-part article, the Consumer Data Protection Attorneys at Revision Legal discussed the consumer rights and consumer-facing business obligations imposed by the MCDPA, including additional consumer rights related to automated decisions that utilize profiling data. The MCDPA allows consumers […]

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The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Law: Summary For Consumers

The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Law: Summary For Consumers

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In May 2024, Minnesota enacted a consumer data privacy statute called the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”). About 20 States have enacted consumer data privacy statutes similar to the MCDPA, and the MCDPA follows the general template of those statutes. However, there are some unique and additional features of the MCDPA that are very […]

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The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Law: Overview of  Some Uncommon and Unique Features

The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Law: Overview of  Some Uncommon and Unique Features

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In May 2024, Minnesota was the 19th State to enact a consumer data privacy statute called the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”). For most “covered entities,” the MCDPA will become effective at the end of July 2025. In this article, the Consumer Data Protection Attorneys at Revision Legal offer a brief list of some […]

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The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Law (Part One): What Businesses Should Know

The Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Law (Part One): What Businesses Should Know

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In May 2024, Minnesota was the 19th State to enact a consumer data privacy statute called the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA”). For most businesses, the MCDPA will become effective at the end of July 2025. The mandates and obligations imposed by the MCDPA on covered businesses are numerous. As such, we will split […]

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The “Click-to-Cancel” Rule and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act

The “Click-to-Cancel” Rule and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act

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Passed by Congress in 2010, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (“ROSCA”) was intended to, among other things, regulate the deceptive billing practices of online businesses. Among the main targets of ROSCA were billing practices that allowed billing without a consumer’s explicit consent, including automatic renewal provisions that locked consumers into automatic payments from which […]

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E-commerce M&As: Protecting Seller’s Trade Secrets

E-commerce M&As: Protecting Seller’s Trade Secrets

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When considering the sale of an e-commerce business, often, some of the most valuable assets being sold are the target’s trade secrets. These may involve confidential customer/user account lists, vendor and supplier lists, advertising methods, shipping and customer service models, and more. As part of the process of courting and finding buyers, many parties may […]

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