Category: Internet Law

In general terms, “gray marketing” exists when legitimate, trademarked, non-counterfeit goods or products are sold legally, but outside of the distribution channels that are authorized by the owner of the trademark with respect to the goods or products. Gray marketing often involves goods manufactured outside the United States which are imported and sold in the […]

As the world watched for new developments and information for the COVID-19 vaccine and the US waited to see what kind of stimulus the Federal Government would provide to citizens, new intellectual property laws were enacted at the tail end of 2020. Luckily, we’ve been paying close attention. This new trademark and copyright legislation will […]

In many legal proceedings, a person or entity suing another might be required under the law to prove that the defendant — the party being sued — acted with “actual malice.” For example, in many jurisdictions, a person suing for fraud can be awarded punitive damages, but only if they can show that the other […]

Under the law, a person or business may not make false statements that injure and/or harm the reputation of another person or entity. Legally, this is called “defamation” and, if you defame another, you can be sued and held liable for money damages to the victim of your defamation. Under Michigan law, a statement or […]

Amazon is a tremendously large and lucrative online sales platform. Having a seller account suspended can be financially devastating, particularly if it occurs during a busy shopping season. Suspension can also be puzzling, since the owner may have thought that they were following all of the rules. But it IS possible to have your account […]

The California Attorney General released another set of proposed amendments to the regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). See information page here. These amendments are expected to go into effect in early 2021. These new regulations will take effect and apply to the CCPA as currently enacted and will also apply to Proposition […]

On November 3, 2020, California voters approved what was commonly called Proposition 24 (“Prop 24”). Prop 24 was a ballot initiative intended to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). See full text here. Prop 24 was approved by more than 56% of the voters and will soon become law. Prop 24 will become effective […]

Amazon Go Stores recently announced a new biometric technology making it even easier for customers to come, shop, and go at these retail outlets. See news report here. The technology involves palm geometry and blood vessel scanning. Like fingerprints, retinal patterns and face geometry, each person’s blood vessel configuration is unique and, once scanned and […]

One of the “new normals” in our COVID-19 pandemic employment world is the ever more common use of employee teleconferences. This is one of the many innovations that has resulted from a huge increase in remote working and remote workers. As a result, businesses must begin establishing rules, procedures, and protocols for these types of […]

Website accessibility for the visually impaired has been one of the thornier legal issues that has arisen over the last decade or so. This is because the federal Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires that all places of “public accommodation” be accessible to those with disabilities. However, it was a debatable legal question about whether […]