Advocacy News
ANA Files Reply Comments Urging ICANN to Improve Rights Protection Mechanisms Before Rolling out New Top Level Domains
Still concerned that the protections for both consumers and trademark owners currently in place are dangerously inadequate, ANA has filed reply comments with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) urging it to strongly improve those protections before rolling out any new top level domains.
ANA Writes to ICANN CEO About Concerns Over His Comments on Strawman/LPRs
ANA has written a letter to ICANN CEO Fadi Cheahdé describing our concerns over recent comments he made about the so-called “Strawman” Proposal at a meeting of registries and registrars in Amsterdam on January 25.
FTC Finds POM Wonderful Made Unsupported Health Claims
The FTC recently upheld a decision that found that the makers of POM Wonderful pomegranate juice deceptively advertised their products and did not adequately substantiate claims that it treated or prevented a variety of medical conditions.
ANA Urges ICANN to Adopt Effective Mechanism for Limited Preventative Registrations (LPRs) as Part of New TLD Universe
ANA has urged the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to adopt an effective mechanism for Limited Preventative Registrations (LPRs) as it considers proposals for enhancing trademark protection during the upcoming launch of new gTLDs.
ANA Joins Letter to California Attorney General on Recent Privacy Report
ANA and six other trade associations wrote to California Attorney General Kamala Harris today noting our concerns with recommendations made in a recent report on privacy in the mobile marketplace.
ANA Urges Supreme Court to Accept Appeal of Key Tobacco Advertising Case
ANA recently joined with the American Advertising Federation (AAF) and the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As) to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of a key First Amendment case challenging the advertising restrictions in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009.
2012: A Historic Election With Yet Unknown Consequences
A summary of what to expect now that President Obama has been reelected over Republican candidate Mitt Romney, and with the Democrats making gains in the Congress, retaining the Senate but falling short of a majority in the House of Representatives.
Rockefeller Urges FTC to Push Do Not Track at W3C
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), the Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, has sent a letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, urging the FTC’s participation in the W3C “Do Not Track” discussions.
DAA Writes Open Letter to W3C on Do Not Track Standard
The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) sent a letter on October 2nd to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) urging it not to accept a standard for “Do Not Track.”
FTC Releases Revised "Green Guides"
The FTC has issued its revisions to the “Green Guides” for environmental marketing claims.
ANA Urges Department of Commerce to Push For Do Not Sell Registry for Second-Level Domains
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has urged the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to work within the Internet stakeholder processes of ICANN to advocate for a Do Not Sell registry at the upcoming ICANN Board meeting next month in Toronto.
Welcome to the Neighborhood:
ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment and ABC Team Up to Promote The Neighbors in Innovative Social-Media Effort
In an industry first, the Association of National Advertisers’ Alliance for Family Entertainment is teaming up with ABC in a unique social media effort to encourage families to tune in to the premiere of the network’s new sitcom The Neighbors, on September 26 at 9:30 p.m. (ET).
ANA and DMA File Comments with FTC on COPPA Rule
ANA and the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) have filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission on its proposal to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule.
2013 Continuing Resolution Blocks IWG Advertising Guidelines
The continuing resolution recently passed by Congress to fund the government through March 2013 contains a provision that prevents the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Food Marketed to Children from issuing its guidelines on advertising to children unless it first conducts a cost/benefit analysis.
Congressman Markey Introduces Mobile Privacy Act
Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), the co-Chair of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, has introduced legislation that would require companies to disclose to consumers the capability to monitor telephone usage and to obtain express consent from consumers prior to monitoring.
FTC Issues Guidance for Mobile Apps
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a new guide to assist mobile application developers to observe truth-in-advertising and basic privacy principles when marketing new mobile applications.
Federal Court Vacates FDA’s Graphic Warnings Rule For Tobacco Products and Advertising
In a 2-1 decision in RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company v. FDA announced on August 24th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Rule requiring graphic new warnings on all tobacco products and advertising.
Tobacco Regulations Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently struck down new regulations issued by New York City that required graphic images at stores selling tobacco products.
ANA's CEO Testifies on Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts for Behavioral Advertising
ANA’s CEO Bob Liodice testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on the advertising industry’s self-regulatory program for online behavioral advertising.
Ad Groups Oppose Advertising Ban in Education Funding Bill
The Advertising Coalition (TAC), of which ANA is a founding member, has urged the United States Senate to oppose a provision that would prohibit colleges and universities which receive federal education funding from spending those federal dollars on any marketing or advertising for their programs.
