What Makes an EULA Enforceable? Legal Requirements Every Business Needs in 2026
Your software is live, users are signing up, and somewhere in the onboarding flow sits a license agreement you drafted two years ago. Then a dispute arises. A user redistributes your code, scrapes your database, or files a class action claiming your liability cap is void. You pull up your…
Section 230 and Platform Liability in 2026: What Operators Need to Know
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act turned 30 in February 2026, and the law looks nothing like the broad shield it once was. Congress is debating sunset bills. Courts are carving out new exceptions for algorithmic design. State legislatures are passing their own platform accountability laws. And AI-generated content…
FTC Enforcement Trends in 2026: What Businesses Need to Know
The Federal Trade Commission is not slowing down. In 2026, FTC enforcement actions have accelerated across every sector where businesses collect data, charge subscriptions, or make claims about their products. The agency has more enforcement tools, more staff, and more political will than at any point in the past decade….
Auto-Renewal Subscription Compliance in 2026: What Your Terms Must Cover
If your business charges customers on a recurring basis, your subscription terms are under more legal pressure right now than at any point in the past decade. Federal and state regulators have made auto-renewal practices a top enforcement priority, and the legal landscape shifted significantly in 2025 and 2026. The…
App Store Terms of Service: Developer Compliance Requirements in 2026
If you publish apps on Apple's App Store or Google Play, the legal ground shifted under you in 2025 and 2026. Four states have passed App Store Accountability Acts, a federal bill is moving through Congress, and both Apple and Google have updated their developer agreements to reflect these new…
AI-Generated Content Ownership and IP Rights: What Businesses Need to Know
Your marketing team uses ChatGPT to draft blog posts. Your design team uses Midjourney to create product images. Your engineering team uses Copilot to write code. The question you probably have not asked yet: do you actually own any of it? The answer, as of mid-2026, is more complicated and…
DMCA Compliance for Website Owners: What You Need to Know and Do
If your website allows users to upload content, share files, post comments, or host any material created by someone else, you are operating in copyright territory. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act sets the rules for how websites handle copyright infringement — and those rules carry real financial consequences if ignored….