Jan 28, 2022 EVENT: What’s new, and what’s next, for online safety? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The Online Safety Bill is a radical piece of legislation aimed at “making Britain the safest place in the world to be online”. It will do...
Jan 24, 2022 Dry-ish January: Advertising Codes amended to encourage switch to low alcohol drinks By Brinsley Dresden Following a public consultation, CAP and BCAP are introducing changes to the rule in the advertising codes that limits the advertising of...
Jan 24, 2022 Can Advertisers Claim That a Bottle is Made of Recycled Material if the Cap Is Not? It Depends on Who You Ask . . . By Jeff Greenbaum A recent decision from the Advertising Standards Authority in the United Kingdom held that a "100% recycled" claim that appeared in...
Jan 22, 2022 You're Invited: "NFTs, A Global Perspective" (a GALA Webinar) By Hannah Taylor On February 10, 2022, at 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. EST, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) is hosting a virtual event for the global...
Jan 21, 2022 Texas Attorney General Sues Google for Using Misleading DJ Endorsements By Jeff Greenbaum Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company engaged in false advertising for its Pixed 4...
Jan 20, 2022 Quotation and Service Comparison Portal Ordered to Pay Financial Penalty and Issued Direction to Comply By Denise Mirandah A recent decision of the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) demonstrates the importance of implementing internal data...
Jan 18, 2022 Misleading School Ad With False Data on the Brazilian National High School Exam By Luiz Leao Valdir Rocha On December 07, 2021,Judge Adriana Lisbôa, of the Santa Catarina State Court of Justice (“TJSC”; Case No. 5021613-98.2021.8.24.0005/SC),...
Jan 18, 2022 Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather Sued Over Cryptocurrency Promotions By Allison Fitzpatrick Louis DiLorenzo Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather were sued in a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of...
Jan 17, 2022 Working to Move Beyond the Use of Stereotypes in Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum The Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led initiative convened by UN Women that is encouraging marketers to move away from using...
Jan 17, 2022 Digital Advertising: Five Things to Expect in 2022 By Rayna Lopyan 1. Renewed focus on transparency in programmatic media buying The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) commissioned a new in-depth...
Jan 17, 2022 Rapper Fat Joe Lost the Signed Contract ... But Still Wins Case Over Ownership of "All the Way Up" By Brian Murphy Lawyers often tell clients: put it in writing. A corollary, which often goes unsaid (but perhaps shouldn't), is: save a copy. This case...
Jan 14, 2022 Key takeaways from our Annual Review of 2021 and look ahead to 2022 By Brinsley Dresden On Tuesday afternoon we held our Advertising & Marketing Law Annual Review. We had a record number of guests tune in to the webinar, so...
Jan 10, 2022 New Mastercard Requirements for Subscription and Negative Option Billing Models By Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel Mastercard recently announced new requirements for merchants using a subscription billing model or negative option model, or both. The...
Jan 09, 2022 Send In the Clowns: Sponsor Sues Jacksonville Jaguars Due to "Toxic Environment" Around Team's Brand By Brian Murphy Isn’t it rich? Roofclaim.com – a website that, as the name suggests, specializes in roof replacements – entered into a four-year...
Jan 07, 2022 The Top 5 Privacy Issues to Watch for in 2022 By Gary A. Kibel Zachary Klein While we could have listed a dozen or more issues from new laws to regulatory actions to changes by major platforms, below are the top...
Jan 07, 2022 Advertising a Longer Guarantee Period? Even if Not Misleading, Still May Violate the Law By Violetta Kunze Vladislav Antonov A new Law for the provision of digital content and digital services and for the sale of goods (the "Law") entered into force on 1st...