04.25.19
Taking the offensive, Mercedes-Benz has filed suit against four graffiti artists over the car company’s use of their street art in a social media post.
04.24.19
More than 93 million Americans—80% of Internet users—have searched online for a health-related topic, such as a particular medical treatment, doctor, hospital or health insurance.
04.18.19
What makes a potato skin a potato skin?
04.11.19
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) announced on April 2 that they have reached a tentative agreement on the terms for successor television and audio commercials contracts.
04.04.19
In a new putative class action complaint, a Texas-based digital media marketing company accused Getty of fraudulently claiming ownership of copyrights in public domain images and selling fictitious copyright licenses for such images.
03.28.19
Decrying the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) lack of action against social media influencers, Truth in Advertising, Inc. (TINA), filed a formal complaint with the agency.
03.21.19
In a unanimous opinion resolving a circuit split, the U.S. Supreme Court held that copyright owners must wait to file an infringement lawsuit until a copyright registration has been issued.
03.14.19
In the first case challenging a marketer’s use of fake paid reviews on an independent retail site, the Federal Trade Commission settled with Cure Encapsulations, Inc., and its owner over dozens of phony product reviews posted on Amazon.
03.07.19
In the latest false advertising litigation involving a member of the Kardashian family, Kim Kardashian West has filed suit against an online retailer for using her name and image without permission to sell knockoff versions of her outfits.
02.28.19
The Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM Act) Rule is here to stay, the Federal Trade Commission announced after completing its first review.