29 Nov, 2019 Johnson & Corbyn in joint election advert By Brinsley Dresden Okay, Okay, so the headline is fake news, but it certainly captures our mood at the moment. In fact, there is quite an interesting story...
27 Nov, 2019 The FTC is Drilling Down on Negative Option Marketing Practices By Allison Fitzpatrick Paavana Kumar On the same day that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Match Group, Inc., the owner of Match.com and other...
27 Nov, 2019 FTC Releases New Resources for Influencers By Allison Fitzpatrick Paavana Kumar As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) continuing effort to help influencers comply with the FTC’s Endorsement Guides (FTC...
27 Nov, 2019 FTC Brings Actions Against the Sale of 'Fake Indicators of Social Media Influence' and 'Fake Reviews' By Allison Fitzpatrick Paavana Kumar Louis DiLorenzo The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a settlement with Devumi, LLC, and its chief executive officer, German Calas, Jr.,...
18 Nov, 2019 Twitter Releases New Global Political Advertising Policy By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, Twitter released its new political advertising rules, which as previously announced, ban political advertising on the...
12 Nov, 2019 GALA to Host "Global Advertising Year in Review" Webinar in December By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will host a webinar, "Global Advertising Year in Review," on Thursday, December 5, 2019. The...
11 Nov, 2019 FTC Calls Out Marketer Over Compliance With Textile Rules' Country-of-Origin Requirements By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently investigated whether Thomaston Mills -- which sells bedding, towels, and other products -- failed...
07 Nov, 2019 Operation Full Disclosure, Continued: FTC Releases Disclosure Guides for Influencers By Len Gordon By Annie Lee and Alexandra Megaris Influencers, if you ever wished you had a handy brochure on how to make proper disclosures in your...
07 Nov, 2019 ‘Tis the Season: Make Certain That You Renew Your DMCA Designated Agent with The US Copyright Office or Say Goodbye to Your Potential Safe Harbor from Copyright Liability By Len Gordon By Linda Zirkelbach and Danae Tinelli Have you renewed your DMCA Designated Agent designation with the Copyright Office yet? (If you are...
05 Nov, 2019 PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY WATCHDOG WANTS INCREASED POWERS TO COMBAT DOXXING By Angus Forsyth The confrontation in the current Hong Kong protest movement has generated a new and alarming hostility between the Hong Kong police and...
05 Nov, 2019 The General Court confirms the cancellation of the EUTM consisting of the shape of the Rubik’s Cube By Peter Marciš In 1999, the cube shape of the iconic Rubik's Cube was registered as a three-dimensional European Union Trade Mark (EUTM). This EUTM was...
05 Nov, 2019 Advertising motor vehicles off road ? Not in France - French SRO's Jury, November 4, 2019 By Caroline Bouvier July 2019. Let's imagine the sea, a beach and a convertible car... What's wrong? A poster ad promoting a car off road, in violation of...
04 Nov, 2019 Facebook bans one political ad. But should it follow Twitter's lead and just ban them all? By Brinsley Dresden Tonight the BBC is reporting that Facebook has banned an ad by The Fair Tax Campaign which is apparently run by Alex Crowley, a former...
03 Nov, 2019 FDA Puts Homeopathic Industry on Notice – No More Lax Enforcement By Len Gordon By Todd Harrison, Claudia Lewis, and Todd Halpern Agency Denies Industry Petition and Publishes Revised Draft Guidance The U.S. Food and...
03 Nov, 2019 Customer Review Fraud Top of FTC’s Priority List By Len Gordon By Alexandra Megaris Last week, the FTC announced yet another settlement with a company regarding its customer review practices. This...
03 Nov, 2019 Five “Lessons” for Lead Generation Advertisers By Len Gordon By Jonathan Pompan Law enforcement, workshops, and reports from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have yielded five “lessons” for lead...