Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Customer" means an individual who purchases, rents, or borrows a book, other written material, a sound recording, or a video recording. (b) "Employee" means an individual who works for an employer in exchange for wages or other remuneration. (c) "Employer" means a person that has 1 or more employees. (d) "Ordinary course of business" means activities related to the sale, rental, or lending of, or advertising in, materials described in section 2. (e) "Written" includes any electronic means using the Internet or otherwise authorized under the uniform electronic transactions act, 2000 PA 305, MCL 450.831 to 450.849.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1711
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Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Boelter v. Hearst Communications, Inc. (2016)
Most recently applied in Perlin v. Time Inc. (February 2017)
1988, Act 378, Eff
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