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06.22.18

CA Legislative Compromise to Sweeping Data Privacy Ballot Initiative Takes Major Step Forward

On June 21, 2018, California legislators held a briefing to announce that a legislative alternative to a sweeping ballot initiative to revamp the privacy and data security requirements of California businesses was agreed among State Senator Robert Hertzberg (D–Los Angeles), Assembly Member Ed ...


06.21.18

NAD Touts Shortened Timeline for Cases

Celebrating her first anniversary as director of the National Advertising Division, Laura Brett highlighted the reduced timeline for cases the self-regulatory body has under consideration.


06.21.18

FTC Gives Tips for Online Giving Portals

What do online charitable giving portals need to know to avoid violating advertising law principles?


06.21.18

Time to Renew Compliance With California Auto Renewal Law

Companies that offer subscription-based plans should mark their calendars for July 1, when changes to California’s Automatic Renewal Law take effect.


06.21.18

NARB Wrinkles Its Nose at Deodorant Claims

The National Advertising Review Board wrinkled its nose at claims made by Schmidt’s Deodorant Co. that its products absorb or help absorb moisture or wetness and provide protection against wetness, and recommended they be discontinued.


06.14.18

NAD Cleans Up Vacuum Claims

Robot vacuums battled it out before the National Advertising Division, with the self-regulatory body ultimately siding with iRobot in a challenge to claims made by its competitor, Bobsweep USA, about the bObsweep vacuum.


06.14.18

‘Do Not Track Kids’ Tracks Back to Congress

The Do Not Track Kids Act has made a return to Congress, with lawmakers hoping the third time will be the charm and the protections of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) will be extended to children up to age 15.


06.14.18

Star Trek, Dr. Seuss Mash-Up, Continues to Make Law

In the latest round of the battle over a Star Trek version of Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, a California federal court judge has ruled the junior publication’s title did not violate trademark law.


06.14.18

Fourth Circuit Sets Standard for Lanham Act Attorney Fees

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that a prevailing party is entitled to attorney fees only if it convinces the court by a preponderance of the evidence that the case was “exceptional.”


06.07.18

Fight California’s Proposed Privacy Law, ANA Tells Advertisers

The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) is pushing back against a proposed ballot initiative—the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018—that would make sweeping changes with regard to consumer privacy and extend the act’s coverage to companies that conduct substantial ...