Mar 31, 2022 Claim of Special Characteristics and the Admissible Exaggeration in Advertising By Irena Lišková The Czech Republic Supreme Administrative Court upheld a court decision on a dispute between the Council for Radio and Television...
Mar 30, 2022 “Tasty as Ham, Light as Turkey Breast”: Misleading or Not? By Luiz Leao Valdir Rocha “Is it ham or turkey breast?”, asks a choir of puzzled voices in Seara’s commercial for its new product. Fátima Bernardes - former...
Mar 29, 2022 Utah Consumer Privacy Act Joins the Growing List of Comprehensive State Privacy Laws By Gary A. Kibel Zachary Klein Following in the footsteps of California, Virginia and Colorado, Utah has become the fourth state in the United States to enact a...
Mar 29, 2022 Singapore Red Cross Society’s Remedial Measures to address Data Breaches By Denise Mirandah The following case reiterates the need for a proper password protection policy and periodic security checks to guard against data...
Mar 26, 2022 U.S. and EU Reach Deal on Trans-Atlantic Data Transfers By Maria Nava On Friday, March 25, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an “agreement in...
Mar 25, 2022 NYAG Settles With Online Travel Agency Over Use of "Dark Patterns" and Other Deceptive Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Attorney General's Office announced that it reached a $2.6 million settlement with Fareportal Inc., the operator of online...
Mar 24, 2022 “Indefinitely Postponed and Withdrawn From Consideration”: Florida Telephone Solicitation Act Amendments Wait for Another Day By Daniel Blynn By Daniel S. Blynn & Liz Clark Rinehart We’ve previously detailed the problem with the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA), which,...
Mar 24, 2022 CFPB Issues Guidance on the Manipulation and Suppression of Consumer Reviews By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued new guidance to financial companies regarding the manipulation and...
Mar 23, 2022 What To Consider When Launching a Cause Marketing Campaign By Joseph Lewczak Louis DiLorenzo The war in Ukraine has led to Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II; more than 3 1/2 million civilians have already been...
Mar 23, 2022 Did a Prolific TCPA Plaintiffs’ Attorney Just Argue That the Statute Does Not Regulate Text Messaging? The Hearing Transcript Says Yes By Daniel Blynn For years, the plaintiffs’ bar has been filing Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class actions alleging the receipt of...
Mar 23, 2022 See You at the #Oscars: Social Media Guidance for Brands and Advertisers By Sara Edelman Gia Wakil The 2022 awards season is upon us, and the savvy advertiser knows that a variety of intellectual property issues come into play when...
Mar 23, 2022 ASA issues Enforcement Notices against 50 companies that advertise Crypto By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The ASA has issued an "Enforcement Notice" to over 50 companies that advertise cryptocurrencies, "instructing them to review their ads...
Mar 21, 2022 The Kashmir Solidarity Day Fiasco By Sharad Vadehra On February 5 each year, “Kashmir Solidarity Day” is celebrated to show Pakistan's support and unity with the people of...
Mar 17, 2022 High School Softball Team's Tweet of Inspirational Passage Qualifies For Fair Use, Says CA5 By Brian Murphy We have met sports psychologist Dr. Keith Bell before. (See this post.) In 1982, Dr. Bell published Winning Isn’t Normal, a 72-page...
Mar 17, 2022 TOP 5 NEW THINGS we expect to see in the updated Online Safety Bill By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The wait for the updated Online Safety Bill is almost over. This ground-breaking piece of legislation will be introduced in the Commons...
Mar 16, 2022 Gender Bias in Indian Advertisements By Sharad Vadehra This year, as the world celebrated International Women’s Day under the theme “gender equality for a sustainable tomorrow” as announced by...