2/19/2025 3:16:22 PM Can You Add Advertising to an Ad-Free Service? By Jeff Greenbaum When consumers subscribe to Amazon Prime, they get free shipping, access to Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, and other benefits. Up...
2/15/2025 2:43:04 PM Court Dismisses New York Attorney General's Lawsuit Over "Net Zero" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum About a year ago, the New York Attorney General sued JBS Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings (together, “JBS”) in New York...
2/11/2025 11:55:47 PM BREAKING: COURT RULES THAT DEVELOPER'S USE OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL TO TRAIN AI IS NOT FAIR USE By Jeremy Goldman This morning, the court in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence produced one of the first major rulings to address the application of...
2/11/2025 4:55:35 PM What Can You Buy For $53,088? By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced the new civil penalty amounts for violations of the laws that the agency enforces, as...
2/10/2025 9:51:42 PM FTC Chair Announces Senior Staff Appointments By Jeff Greenbaum Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced that he has appointed Christopher Mufarrige as Director of the FTC's...
2/9/2025 1:32:22 PM CFPB (Apparently) Shuts Down Operations By Jeff Greenbaum According to media reports, Russell Vought, the Director of the Office and Management and Budget, who is also serving as the Acting...
2/7/2025 1:49:44 PM Yrefy Enters Into $750K Settlement With Massachusetts Over Use of Celebrity Endorsers By Jeff Greenbaum The Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts just entered into a settlement with Yrefy, a...
2/4/2025 12:49:23 AM FTC Closes Two "Made in USA" Inquiries By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently closed two investigations into marketers' “Made in USA” claims. Here's a quick recap. The FTC...
2/2/2025 3:07:53 PM Big Ass Fans Settles With California DAs Over "Clean Air" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum A group of District Attorneys in California reached a settlement with Big Ass Fans, resolving allegations that the company misled...
1/29/2025 1:19:17 PM Second Circuit Clarifies When Content Moderation Risks DMCA Safe Harbor By Jeremy Goldman The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently published an important decision in Capitol Records, LLC v. Vimeo, LLC (Jan. 13,...
1/27/2025 6:22:21 PM Hoping to Advertise on Mars? By Jeff Greenbaum With President Trump pledging to send astronauts to Mars, cutting-edge advertisers may be wondering whether we can plant more than just...
1/25/2025 11:21:41 PM FTC Chair Says "DEI is Over at the FTC" By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced that “DEI is over at the FTC." Ferguson explained, “DEI is a...
1/23/2025 2:48:29 PM Copyright in Motion: Ninth Circuit Recognizes Kinetic Sculptures as Eligible for Copyright Protection By Brian Murphy In a decision published last week, a panel of the Ninth Circuit held that kinetic sculptures - works that incorporate movement as a...
1/16/2025 10:55:32 PM FTC Proposes Earnings Claims Rulemaking, But Fate Is Uncertain By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking public comment on three proposals—two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and...
1/16/2025 2:13:02 PM Court Dismisses NYC's Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies for False Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum In 2021, the City of New York sued Exxon, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute, alleging that they violated New York City's...
1/14/2025 10:50:16 AM Oregon AG Issues AI Guidance Highlighting Key Consumer Protection Risks for Companies By Hannah Taylor On December 24, 2024, the Oregon Attorney General's Office issued guidance detailing how existing state laws apply to businesses...