Category: Internet Law

Not all lawyers are the same. That is why it is important to understand what, exactly, you should look for when hiring an e-commerce lawyer. Here are a few indicators of a good e-commerce lawyer: A deep understanding of pay per click and display advertising. A good e-commerce lawyer should not only understand your product, […]

The FTC has adopted new amendments to the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), which provide parents with greater control over the collection and use of personal and personally identifiable information related to their children. The new amendments: Modify the definition of personal information under COPPA to include geolocational information, photos, and videos; Offer companies […]

Burger King has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in Russia against a Moscow-based individual to recover the burgerking.su and burger-king.su domain names. Burger King also seeks 500,000 rubles in compensation for the unlawful registration of the domain names. This amount, which translates into approximately $16,000 US Dollars, is significantly lower than the potential remedies under […]

The New York Times reports that reputation management company Reputation.com is preparing to launch a new data vault that will allow consumers to use software permissions to control the release of their personal information to third party advertisers. The system would act as a gatekeeper for the release of personal information online; in exchange for […]

Fans of video games may remember the Killer Instinct series, which first made an appearance in the arcades in 1994 and was ultimately ported to numerous home consoles. The last iteration of the series appeared in 1996 on the Nintendo 64 and, since that time, the series has sat dormant. In September of this year, […]

Apple’s Passbook, a new pass software management tool that allows businesses to provide iOS users with boarding passes, event tickets, and loyalty cards, is an exciting new toolkit for mobile developers. With that said, it is important that mobile developers create their own terms of use or terms of service agreements to be integrated into […]

Revision Legal’s privacy lawyers are experts in privacy policies and the enforcement of state law privacy torts, such as the right of publicity and right of privacy. Our privacy attorneys can help you comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, California’s Shine the Light law, the European Union’s Data Protection Directive, and other state, […]

On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Apple v. Krescent, a case which pits e-commerce giants against consumer rights and invasion of privacy advocates over whether the Song-Beverly Act, enacted in 1991, applies to Internet transactions. The Song-Beverly Act, a California state statute, places limits on the personal information that can […]

A cybersquatting or domain dispute attorney is an Internet lawyer that handles cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) or the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Additionally, a cybersquatting lawyer may also handle domain name hijacking, which typically consists of the theft of a domain name from the owner’s registrant account. Domain […]

If your business depends on the internet for business, marketing, or referrals, you deserve attorneys that understand and specialize in internet law. Revision Legal’s attorneys are experts in Internet law. Our southwest Michigan lawyers have represented individuals and corporations in Internet law, internet defamation, e-commerce, terms of services and privacy policies, domain name disputes, online […]