Sep 29, 2022 NFTs, Food, and Alcohol, all at GALA's Annual Advertising Law Conference By Jeff Greenbaum At next month's Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance annual advertising law conference, Global Advertising in an Age of Crisis and Change,...
Sep 28, 2022 Brand new Code of Influencer Marketing released in Slovakia By Peter Marciš After months of preparations, IAB Slovakia together with the Association of Digital Marketing Agencies (ADMA) finally released and...
Sep 27, 2022 California’s Newly Enacted Social Media Law Will Impact Some Companies’ Practices By Ariel Radow California recently enacted A.B. 587, a law that will require social media companies to publicly post and submit semiannual reports to...
Sep 23, 2022 Copyright Claim by Prince's Photographer Defeated on Implied License Theory By Brian Murphy Yes, another copyright case involving Prince (of Paisley Park, not of Wales). (But not the biggie.) And another case dealing with the...
Sep 22, 2022 "Diversity and Stereotyping" at GALA's Annual Advertising Law Conference By Jeff Greenbaum At next month's Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance annual advertising law conference, Global Advertising in an Age of Crisis and Change,...
Sep 21, 2022 FTC’s Levine Delivers Update, Warning to Advertisers at NAD Conference By Kate Patton During the National Advertising Division’s annual conference this week in Washington, DC, Samuel Levine, Director of the Federal Trade...
Sep 21, 2022 NAD to address harmful stereotyping in advertising By Terri Seligman NAD has announced a significant amendment to its Procedures to include in its purview advertising that encourages harmful stereotyping....
Sep 20, 2022 Planning to Cook Your Chicken in Cold Medicine? FDA Issues Warning About Dangerous Social Media Challenges By Jeff Greenbaum The U.S. Food & Drug Administration just issued a warning about social media challenges that encourage people to misuse nonprescription...
Sep 19, 2022 “Veggie” Products: Made from Vegetables, or Simply a Meatless Substitute? By Ariel Radow A California federal judge permanently threw out a proposed class action against Kellogg, deciding that its use of the term “veggie” in...
Sep 18, 2022 Jeff Koons' Bid to Dismiss Serpent Sculpture Lawsuit Fails By Brian Murphy Last winter, I blogged about the lawsuit filed by sculptor and prop designer Michael Hayden against Jeff Koons, in which Hayden alleges...
Sep 18, 2022 FTC Releases Staff Report on "Dark Patterns," Warning Marketers That "These Traps Will Not be Tolerated" By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report, Bringing Dark Patterns to Light, which highlights the FTC's concern...
Sep 17, 2022 You're Invited: IAA's "Africa Rising" Conference By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association will be hosting its annual Africa Rising Conference in Accra, Ghana from October 4th to 5th. ...
Sep 17, 2022 FTC Proposes New Rule Addressing Government and Business Impersonation Scams By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in connection with its proposal to...
Sep 15, 2022 "Green Marketing" at GALA's Annual Advertising Law Conference By Jeff Greenbaum At next month's Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance annual advertising law conference, Global Advertising in an Age of Crisis and Change,...
Sep 14, 2022 The Ethereum Merge is Here - Why Brands Should Pay Attention By Hannah Taylor In the wee hours of the night on September 15, 2022, the Ethereum network, where a majority of NFTs run, is expected to undergo a major...
Sep 14, 2022 Vulnerable Consumers, Testimonials and Reviews At Issue in New NAD Decision By Terri Seligman Those of us who read NAD Reports regularly know that each Decision includes a heading that states the underlying principle at issue in...