Mar 31, 2019 No Agreement Yet on New SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract By Jeff Greenbaum With the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract set to expire today, the Joint Policy Committee and SAG-AFTRA just announced that they have...
Mar 30, 2019 FTC Gets $35M Settlement in Case Alleging Deceptive Marketing of Computer Repair Services By Jeff Greenbaum Office Depot and Support.com agreed pay a combined $35 million to settle charges that they deceptively marketed computer repair services....
Mar 29, 2019 When Using a Third Party Seal, Do You Have to Disclose That You Paid to Use It? By Jeff Greenbaum Starkist uses the American Heart Association's "Heart Check Mark" seal on the packaging for some of its seafood products. The seal...
Mar 28, 2019 Are Retailers Responsible for Advertising Claims on the Packaging of the Products They Sell in Their Stores PART TWO: NAD Weighs In By Terri Seligman Whether or not retailers are responsible for the claims appearing on the products they sell is a vexing topic. As reported by my...
Mar 27, 2019 Brexit doesn't mean Brexit for advertising regulation. By Brinsley Dresden On 22nd March, just a week before the original date for the departure of the UK from the EU on 29th March, the Advertising Standards...
Mar 26, 2019 Using Sex to Sell Bike Safety? By Jeff Greenbaum Recently, the German Transport Ministry launched an advertising campaign to encourage bicyclists to wear bike helmets. How did the...
Mar 25, 2019 Does "100%" Actually Mean 100%? By Jeff Greenbaum The J.M. Smucker Company makes Crisco 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil No-Stick Spray and Crisco 100% Canola Oil Original No-Stick Spray. ...
Mar 25, 2019 Law School Exam Part 5: Am I An Influencer? By Terri Seligman It’s my youngest daughter’s last high school spring break and we’re celebrating with a family trip to Sicily. (Molto bene!) I used a...
Mar 23, 2019 Popular Meme Account Sued For Copyright Infringement and Other Claims By Jordyn Milewski This week, the popular meme account @fuckjerry became the subject of a federal lawsuit alleging copyright infringement, misappropriation,...
Mar 20, 2019 From the ANA Conference -- FTC Chairman Warns National Advertisers By Jeff Greenbaum Today, FTC Chairman Joseph Simons spoke at the ANA's Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. In his keynote...
Mar 19, 2019 From the ANA Conference -- Update on the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract Negotiations By Jeff Greenbaum Today, at the ANA's Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., representatives from the advertising industry's Joint...
Mar 18, 2019 Frankfurt Kurnit Lawyers to Speak at ANA's 2019 Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference By Jeff Greenbaum The Association of National Advertisers' annual Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference will be held on March 19th and 20th in...
Mar 16, 2019 SEC Says New Advertising Rules Are Coming By Jeff Greenbaum In a speech at the Investment Adviser Association Conference, the Director of the Securities & Exchange Commission's Division of...
Mar 15, 2019 FTC Submits FY 2020 Budget Request to Congress, Highlighting Enforcement Priorities By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently submitted its FY 2020 budget request to Congress, which highlights its accomplishments in 2018 and...
Mar 15, 2019 Miss Vanjie! Miss Vanjie!: What RuPaul’s Drag Race Can Teach Us About Fair Use Under Copyright By Brian Murphy I live for RuPaul’s Drag Race … for so many reasons. It has the familiar elements of all reality competition shows: contestants compete...
Mar 14, 2019 WHO Urges Governments to Ban Tobacco Advertising at Sporting Events By Jeff Greenbaum The World Health Organization is urging governments to ban all advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products at sporting...