Category: Internet Law

For obvious reasons, it is crucial to the success of your online retail business to avoid having your Amazon seller account suspended. Even a temporary suspension can be financially devastating. Aside from the loss of pending and future sales listings, if your seller account is suspended, Amazon will freeze your account and refuse to release […]

The following data breach examples show that whether you are a small startup or a big company with a long and storied history, a data breach can be a legal and financial nightmare. There were over 2290 cyberattacks and data breaches in 2020 alone, with the number and severity of data breaches rising every year. […]

Amazon recently launched a new, updated Amazon Brand Registry Program, Brand Registry, which helps protects the brands of sellers who use Amazon as a platform to make sales. The whole function and purpose of a brand is so that consumers can readily identify manufacturers and products that they trust. Amazon Brand Registry: New Tools For Amazon […]

Did someone register your personal name as a domain name? You may have a cause of action against that person for a violation of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), sometimes known as domain squatting a personal name. What is the ACPA? The ACPA is a federal law enacted in 1999 used to prevent people from […]

Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) vs. UDRP: differences between a domain name dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy versus one under the Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act which is a federal statute. Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) Under the UDRP a complainant has to prove three elements. The first is that […]

Fake reviews on Google and other social media platforms can be very damaging to the sales and reputation of a business. Fake Google reviews are a form of business defamation and business owners have practical options including legal options. If you have been the victim of this sort of internet defamation, you need the help […]

Minimum Advertised Pricing (“MAP”) is one of several types of pricing controls that can be used by manufacturers of goods and products. If you are customer-facing, essentially MAP policies regulate what minimum price you may advertise and sell the product. MAP is distinct from other types of pricing policies like MSRP — manufacturer’s suggested retail […]

If you have a business selling products on Amazon, very likely, at some point, you will receive an email from Amazon or from a third party notifying you of a claim related to infringement. Here is a step-by-step guide for resolving Amazon infringement cases. Research immediately — The first step is to research your listing […]

We periodically update this post with recent data breach statistics. Now that we’re into 2021, it’s time to look at the top security breaches, hacking statistics, and cybersecurity statistics of 2020, 2019, 2018, plus review 2017 and previous years. At Revision Legal, we know that cyber-attacks are a constant threat. The number of data breaches […]

The popular website called ShesAHomeWrecker.com can best be described as a “gossip” website that has the purpose of exposing persons engaged in adultery. As one court has stated, the website markets itself as a forum in which aggrieved wives can publicly shame women who allegedly have committed adultery with their husbands. Users of the website […]