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With the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract set to expire today, the union and The Joint Policy Committee have announced that...

Last last year, the New York Attorney General sued Sonjia Posh Boutique and Prestigious Marketing Concepts, alleging that, although the...

Function and Prose, two “online purveyors of customizable hair products” (and clearly fierce competitors) have been at it for a while,...

This case involves (1) a remix of a hit song by a popular DJ, (2) an analysis of the different compositional elements included in that...

Kroger, the supermarket chain, sells a store brand of sunscreen that is labeled as "reef friendly."  A consumer sued Kroger, as well...

The FTC recently announced a settlement with the operators of RagingBull.com, an online stock trading site.  This is a case about a...

In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission sued Match Group, Inc., the owner of Match.com and other dating sites, alleging various claims,...

In two recent closing letters, the Federal Trade Commission called out marketers for using hashtags that communicated false U.S.-origin...

On Friday, March 25, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an “agreement in...

The New York Attorney General's Office announced that it reached a $2.6 million settlement with Fareportal Inc., the operator of online...

Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new guidance to financial companies regarding the manipulation and...

Davis Square in Somerville, Massachusetts, is a groovy place. Between 2010 and 2017, a group of its residents used the Russian-owned...

We have met sports psychologist Dr. Keith Bell before. (See this post.) 

In 1982, Dr. Bell published Winning Isn’t Normal, a 72-page...

It’s not often that you read an NAD decision that involves the late and great Marsha P. Johnson.  Ms. Johnson was an activist,...

Be honest. Were you as puzzled as I the first time you (mis)heard Taylor Swift, in "Blank Space," singing about “all the lonely Starbucks

Yesterday, the California AG issued a rare written opinion on a question of law arising under CCPA. Specifically, the AG addressed the...

One of the great things about blogging on advertising law issues is that it allows me to revisit some of my favorite childhood foods....

The Ninth Circuit has affirmed U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder's "thorough" decision in which she ruled that the song "Dark Horse"...

Within ten days of each other, two Ninth Circuit panels took up the question of whether complaints alleging copyright infringement had...

Oregon Chai makes a drink called "Chai Tea Latte."  On the packaging, right above the name of the product, in big letters, the drink...

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission proposed a fine of $20,000 to a south Florida classic rock station licensed to iHeart...

Opening new categories of sponsorship allow rights holders to increase revenue and marketing reach – just ask the NFL, which took in $1.8...

Dude Products markets and sells a line of disposable hygiene wipes called "DUDE Wipes."  As the company explains on its website, "We...

Apple announced that it will no longer be accepting search ads on the App Store in Russia.  

In a statement, Apple said, "All Apple...

Pete and Gerry's Organics markets its Nellie's brand of eggs as "free range."  At least according to the allegations in the false...

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she has launched a rulemaking process in order to look into whether major...

The Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration jointly sued a marketer of herbal tea,...

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be sponsoring a webinar on "Global Environmental Marketing...

According to media reports, Google announced that, "in light of extraordinary circumstances," it is stopping all advertising sales in...

Utah is on the verge of passing a comprehensive state privacy law, potentially joining California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia (VCDPA), and...

In the 2019-2020 term, the Supreme Court issued two copyright opinions that seemed, at the time (at least to me), to be of little...

If you're advertising your iced tea as "lightly sweetened," do you need substantiation for that statement?  Or is it simply...

Health-Ade makes a line of "Health-Ade" branded kombucha beverages.  The drinks -- which are promoted as a "bubbly probiotic tea for...