Legal Issues
How the Largest Collective Bargaining Agreement in the Entertainment Industry Affects Marketers
Doug Wood, senior partner at Reed Smith LLP, and Stacy Marcus, associate at Reed Smith LLP, discussed changes to the 2013 Commercials Contract, which they helped negotiate with the SAG-AFTRA union on behalf of the ANA-4A’s Joint Policy Committee for Broadcast Talent Relations.
How the Largest Collective Bargaining Agreement in the Entertainment Industry Affects Marketers
Doug Wood, senior partner at Reed Smith LLP, and Stacy Marcus, associate at Reed Smith LLP, discussed changes to the 2013 Commercials Contract, which they helped negotiate with the SAG-AFTRA union on behalf of the ANA-4A’s Joint Policy Committee for Broadcast Talent Relations.
Legal Update: Developments from Europe
Huw Morris, associate at Reed Smith LLP, discussed developments in Europe, including copyright, advertising, and consumer privacy regulation.
Legal Update: Developments from Europe
Huw Morris, associate at Reed Smith LLP, discussed developments in Europe, including copyright, advertising, and consumer privacy regulation.
Washington Update
David Buzby, director, government relations at ANA, discussed the latest issues and developments in Washington regarding ad taxes, “do not track,” food advertising, and ICANN’s top-level domain program.
Washington Update
David Buzby, director, government relations at ANA, discussed the latest issues and developments in Washington regarding ad taxes, “do not track,” food advertising, and ICANN’s top-level domain program.
Davis & Gilbert LLP: SEC Confirms Companies May Use Social Media to Announce Material Information
In this advertising alert Davis & Gilbert LLP discuss the recent report from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) clarifying that companies may use social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to announce material information.
Making Celebrities Work for You
Stacy K. Marcus, associate, advertising, technology, and media law at ReedSmith LLP discussed all aspects of negotiating contracts with celebrities, including obligations, logistics, and other concerns.
Making Celebrities Work for You
Stacy K. Marcus, associate, advertising, technology, and media law at ReedSmith LLP discussed all aspects of negotiating contracts with celebrities, including obligations, logistics, and other concerns.
Making Celebrities Work for You
Stacy K. Marcus, associate, advertising, technology, and media law at ReedSmith LLP discussed all aspects of negotiating contracts with celebrities, including obligations, logistics, and other concerns.
Venable LLP: More Muscle Behind Fitness Consent Decrees
In this advertising alert Venable LLP discusses recent fitness consent decrees regarding the new level of substantiation that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires marketers to produce in support of products which make claims for wellness, weight-loss, or slimming.
Davis & Gilbert LLP: Trademark Clearinghouse to Begin Accepting Submissions to Protect Domain Names
In this advertising alert Davis & Gilbert LLP discusses the newly created Trademark Clearinghouse which supports the registration of domain names in new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and works to resolve disputes.
Venable LLP: FTC Forces Paint Companies to Remove “Green” From Their Palette
Venable LLP discusses two recent green marketing settlements from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in this advertising alert.
Venable LLP: FTC’s Updated .com Disclosures Guidance
In this piece Venable LLP discussed the recently updated Federal Trade Commission (FTC) .com disclosures guide, designed to help digital advertisers make disclosures clear to avoid deception.
Venable LLP: POM Wonderful FTC Battle Continues
This article from Venable LLP discusses the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) final opinion that POM Wonderful LLC violated the FTC Act by making false or misleading claims to promote their products.
Addressing Ad-Supported Online Piracy: The ANA/4A's Best Practices (Almost) One Year Later
In May 2012, the ANA and 4A’s issued a Joint Statement of Best Practices regarding affirmative steps advertisers and agencies should take to avoid inadvertent ad support for Internet sites that are primarily engaged in facilitating intellectual property theft. A panel will discuss these best practices and how they’ve been implemented.
Bridging the Legal Communication Gap
In this session, we will review and discuss examples of "what shouldn't have been done" and one agency’s efforts to bridge the legal education and communication gap through a very powerful tool - creativity.
COPPA: What the Newly Revised Rule Will Mean for Kids Marketing and Beyond
This session will address seven of the most salient changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule — including the new strict liability standard for operators, the new notice provisions, and the revised treatment of cookies and other “persistent identifiers.”
ICANN Top Level Domains
New top level domains (TLDs) from ICANN’s vast expansion of the TLD program are expected to be active in just a few short months. Hear the latest on the attempts push for additional protections for brand names and trademarks.
Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Age
Brian Murphy, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC, Terri Seligman, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC, and Tiffany Hall, Counsel, Pernod Ricard USA, explored the legal and business risks when companies use social media.
