Advertising Laws

Class Action Trademark and Anti-Cybersquatting Lawsuit Against ...
The recent ruling paves the way for trademark holders to sue companies who provide advertising services, but neither own or register the offending domain name, to be held liable for trademark infringement and cybersquatting. ...

Keep it Legal - Tims guide to legal notices
Two reasons 1) Ass covering, its the law and if its not where you are it will protect you against random law suits 2) Requirement, more and more affiliate and advertising companies are looking for privacy policies and declaring paid ...

China Advice
You must be ready to obey all Chinese laws and regulations, even if you initially can successfully avoid them. Seriously question any agreement where you are told you can ignore or avoid the law. Also, make sure that your managers (or ...

MGL Chapter 93a demand letter to HP about my C5280
The claim of “lab-quality snapshots” is therefore false advertising, which is illegal under Massachusetts law. The HP Web site also claims that the C5280 comes with a “one-year warranty,” but clearly HP does not actually honor that ...

Testimony on Training, Education, Credentialing of CAM Practice
Under these licensing laws, naturopaths, massage therapists, acupuncturists, spiritual healers and others were prosecuted for practicing medicine without a license. In fact, go to jail for chiropractic was an early slogan for the ...

ANA Urges NY State Lawmakers to Reject New Restrictions on Online ...
These bills raise serious constitutional issues by burdening interstate commerce and could encourage other states to act, leading to a patchwork of inconsistent state laws on the collection and use of non-PII. ...

Malaysia’s Political Ads Echo Western Concerns
Even if the party is determined to be the copyright holder, using a person’s likeness in advertising requires a model release in most Western countries. Given the embarrassment of Lian Hock’s in-laws, it is highly likely that no release ...

Greenwashing - Capitalizing Off of Green Living Trends?
The Ottawa Sun has an interesting tidbit on “Greenwashing”, or “the false or misleading practice of advertising green but operating dirt.” It isn’t surprising that this has become an issue - companies making claims of sustainable, ...

A copyright may also be conveyed by operation of law and may be
bequeathed by will or pass as personal property by the applicable laws of intestate succession. Internet Marketing, Search Engine Marketing: Website Promotion International marketing;Internet Advertising: … ...

UK Govt. Want To Flog Floggers
The UK will roll out a new set of advertising and marketing regulations May 28th. The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 include some interesting laws that will impact web marketing as Judith Lewis of London-based ...