31 Aug, 2022 ASA allows perfection to be the enemy of the good and bans Persil ad for 'green washing' By Brinsley Dresden In another example of allowing perfection to the be the enemy of the good when dealing with accusations of green washing, the UK's...
31 Aug, 2022 Sign up now for the GALA Annual Conference before the Early Bird Rate expires on 12th September! By Brinsley Dresden Act now, if you want to take advantage of the Early Bird Rate for the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) Conference on the theme...
31 Aug, 2022 Deceptive Design Pattern (aka “dark patterns”) By Denise Mirandah A deceptive design pattern or dark pattern is a method employed by companies to make consumers do unintended things or to make it harder...
29 Aug, 2022 New Liability Rules for Online Content-Sharing Service Providers By Aleksandra Krześniak-Sałajczyk Implementation of the provisions of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market[1] ("DSM Directive") into national legal...
29 Aug, 2022 Nutri-Grade Labelling Requirement Extended To Drinks Outlets Offering Freshly Prepared Drinks With High Sugar and Saturated Fat Content By End-2023 By Denise Mirandah Following the requirement for pre-packed beverages to be labelled with a Nutri-Grade mark from 30 December 2022, the Singapore government...
29 Aug, 2022 Ticket Platforms, Beware: New York Axes Hidden Fees for Concerts and Entertainment Events By Len Gordon Chris Boone In June, New York enacted a ticket transparency law seeking to make sweeping changes to how ticket prices are communicated to consumers...
29 Aug, 2022 Why Brands and Endorsers Should Both Understand the Law on Endorsements in China By Justina Zhang In May 2022, Chinese actress Jing Tian received the largest fine ever issued under China’s Advertising Law to date - RMB 7.22 million...
24 Aug, 2022 CARU Issues Compliance Warning Regarding Children's Advertising in the Metaverse By Jeff Greenbaum BBB National Programs' Children's Advertising Review Unit issued a Compliance Warning, advising marketers that CARU's advertising...
22 Aug, 2022 Will President Macron's ban on fossil fuel ads do anything to help save the planet? By Brinsley Dresden President Macron of France has been polishing up his halo, as well as his green credentials, by announcing that France will be the first...
16 Aug, 2022 Virtual Influencers in Hong Kong By Angus Forsyth “Social Media” – all social media on the internet such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Key Opinion Leader (“KOL”) “Virtual...
15 Aug, 2022 NFTs: A Brazilian Legal Perspective By Valdir Rocha Cecilia Alberton Coutinho Silva Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) emerged as a cultural response to create technical scarcity on the internet, developing new types of digital...
12 Aug, 2022 IAA Releases Principles on Maintaining a Vibrant, Dynamic, and Competitive Ad Industry By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association just released the "IAA Principles to Maintain a Vibrant, Dynamic, and Competitive Advertising...
11 Aug, 2022 FTC Joins Forces with NLRB to Further Its Gig Economy and Worker Protection Agenda By Len Gordon Alexandra Megaris We recently discussed the various ways in which the Federal Trade Commission is focusing on worker protections in the gig economy. Though...
10 Aug, 2022 Can You Make a "Recyclable" Claim if Recycling Facilities Accept the Product, But Don't Actually Recycle it? By Jeff Greenbaum When you advertise that a product is "recyclable," does that mean that all of components of the product are recyclable? And, does it...
02 Aug, 2022 China Releases Security Review Measures for Cross-Border Data Transfers By Justina Zhang On July 7, 2022, China’s Cybersecurity Administration (CAC) released long-waited regulations for the management of cross-border data...
01 Aug, 2022 Italian Data Protection Authority Warns TikTok Over Its Privacy Policy Revision By Laura Liguori Eleonora Curreli Thanks to Alessandra Ruggiero for collaborating on this article On July 7, 2022, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la...