Category: Internet Law

As it should be, “revenge porn” — or more accurately, nonconsensual pornography — is illegal in almost every states and the District of Columbia. Many states also allow victims to sue to recover money damages (although recovering a money judgment can never truly make the victims whole or compensate for the emotional trauma that this […]

The Problem with a Digital Economy In a digital world, content creators such a musicians, photographers, authors, and vloggers find themselves consistently striving to safeguard their work from infringers and pirates. While the internet serves to distribute content to millions of eager supporters and consumers, it dually serves up the same content to bad actors […]

With great success often comes greater exposure to risk. As a relatively new, fully-online entity with over 800 million worldwide users, TikTok has become a more recent target of cybersquatting schemes. As cybersquatting becomes an increasingly prevalent form of fraudulent online activity, these cases serve as a warning to businesses and consumers about current cybersquatting […]

Ownership rights v. use rights and how to make your account right for you Over the past few years, internet users have grown more and more concerned about their privacy rights on the internet. This past March, tech conglomerate Google was slammed with massive lawsuit alleging use of data collection practices on users who browse […]

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 […]