27 Sep, 2023 Planning to Advertise That You're "Fair Trade Certified"? By Jeff Greenbaum Chobani sells yogurt that is "Fair Trade Certified" -- and the front of the product packaging prominently displays the Fair Trade logo. ...
26 Sep, 2023 ICYMI - IAA's Three-Part Series on Green Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum Today, the International Advertising Association released the final webinar in its three-part series, "New Developments in Environmental...
25 Sep, 2023 The Girl with the Tiger King Tattoo Loses Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Netflix By Brian Murphy Tattoos again. (See here and here.) In the early days of the pandemic, tattoo parlors across the country - including one owned by...
22 Sep, 2023 “Don’t wait to get a CID from the FTC,” Levine Warns Advertisers at NAD Conference By Kate Patton At the National Advertising Division’s annual conference this week in Philadelphia, Samuel Levine, Director of the Federal Trade...
22 Sep, 2023 FTC to Host Virtual Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced that it is going to host a virtual roundtable on artificial intelligence and content...
19 Sep, 2023 Publishing Technical Standards Incorporated By Reference in the Law Qualifies as Fair Use, Says DC Circuit By Brian Murphy The plaintiffs are three organizations that created and own the copyright in technical standards that establish best practices for...
19 Sep, 2023 California AG Sues Fossil Fuel Companies, Alleging They Misled Consumers About Climate Change By Jeff Greenbaum California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he filed a lawsuit against five of the world's largest oil and gas companies, as...
18 Sep, 2023 New FTC Staff Paper Addresses Dangers of Blurred Lines When Advertising to Kids; Provides Recommendations for Marketers By Jordyn Milewski Last week, the FTC released a new staff paper titled “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media.” The paper follows an...
15 Sep, 2023 The Cat’s Out of the Bag: SEC’s Theory Impacts NFT Industry By Zach Lewis In recent weeks, the SEC announced two separate enforcement actions against creators of non-fungible token (NFT) projects, alleging that...
14 Sep, 2023 Are Starbucks' "Sprouted Grain" Bagels Made From Mostly Sprouted Grains? By Jeff Greenbaum If you sell "sprouted grain" bagels, does this mean that the grains in those bagels are all (or at least mostly) sprouted grains? That...
13 Sep, 2023 You're Invited: "New Developments in Environmental Marketing Regulation - Asia Pacific & Middle East" By Jeff Greenbaum On September 26, 2023, the International Advertising Association will be presenting a webinar, "New Developments in Environmental...
08 Sep, 2023 Suit Over “Protein-Packed” Label Proceeds Against Chip Maker By Ariel Radow “Protein-packed” chips: are they actually a good source of protein, or misleading? A California judge allowed claims to proceed against...
07 Sep, 2023 Google to Require Election Ads to Disclose When They Use AI-Generated Content By Jeff Greenbaum Google announced that, starting in November, it will require political advertising in the United States (and many other regions) to...
05 Sep, 2023 You're Invited: Fall Advertising Law Programs By Jeff Greenbaum We frequently get asked for recommendations for conferences and webinars to attend on advertising, intellectual property, and...
04 Sep, 2023 When the FTC Says "AI" Stands for "Allegedly Inaccurate" By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently sued Automators AI, alleging that the company made a number of false claims in connection with the...
01 Sep, 2023 Fake Reviews Redux By Terri Seligman Back in April 2022, we reported on an FTC action against the New York-based online room and roommate finder platform, Roomster, its...