Legal Issues
SAG/AFTRA Update: To Be or Not to Be a Commercial
Stacy K. Marcus, associate, Reed Smith, LLP, and Allan Linderman, president, The Linderman Media Group, discussed key issues surrounding the expiration of the collective bargaining agreements with SAG and AFTRA in March 2013, with the most important issue being the proposed changes to the current definition of a commercial.
Washington Update
Dan Jaffe, group EVP, government relations, ANA, discussed the latest issues in Washington regarding ad taxes, food advertising to children, ICANN’s proposed top-level domain (TLD) program, and online piracy best practices.
Copyright Termination Rights Create Quandaries For Music Licensees
This Advertising Alert from Davis & Gilbert LLP discusses the potential pitfalls licensees of music may face due to a provision of the Copyright Act of 1976 that permits authors of copyrighted works to reclaim ownership of the works after 35 years.
Digital Doom or Boom?
Douglas J. Wood, ANA's general counsel and a senior partner with Reed Smith LLP, discussed four formidable threats that every marketer should be aware of: patent trolls, cloud computing, online behavioral advertising, and ICANN.
Digital Doom or Boom?
Douglas J. Wood, ANA's general counsel and a senior partner with Reed Smith LLP, discussed four formidable threats that every marketer should be aware of: patent trolls, cloud computing, online behavioral advertising, and ICANN.
Final FTC Privacy Report Seeks New Laws, Supports 'Do Not Track,' Exempts Small Businesses, and Targets Data Brokers
This Advertising Alert from Davis & Gilbert LLP discusses the Federal Trade Commission’s recently released final privacy report, which sets forth a framework for best practices for businesses to adopt to better protect consumers’ privacy.
Mobile App Operators Announce Agreement with California Attorney General
This Advertising Alert from Davis & Gilbert LLP discusses an agreement between several mobile app operators and the California Attorney General to implement improved privacy protections for app users.
FTC Proposes First Modifications to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rules Since Original Adoption
This advertising advisory from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP details modifications to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) proposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Golan v. Holder and Controversial New Efforts to Update IP Law for the Internet Age
This legal advisory from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP details the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Golan v. Holder to uphold a controversial statute which restores U.S. copyright protection to foreign works which were previously held in the public domain.
Groupon Settles “Expiration Date” Claims for $8.5 Million
This Advertising Alert from Davis & Gilbert LLP discusses Groupon’s recent agreement to pay $8.5 million to settle dozens of lawsuits alleging that the company marketed and sold vouchers with illegal expiration dates.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Simplifies Credit Card Agreements with Consumer Insights
Neil Parker, chief strategy officer, Co Collective, and Mark Egerman, policy analyst, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), discussed how consumer insights led to the simplified credit card agreement unveiled by the government in late 2011.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Simplifies Credit Card Agreements with Consumer Insights
Neil Parker, chief strategy officer, Co Collective, and Mark Egerman, policy analyst, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), discussed how consumer insights led to the simplified credit card agreement unveiled by the government in late 2011.
Are Class Actions Entering an Enlightened Era?
Lawrence Weinstein, partner, Proskauer Rose LLP, and Thomas E. Gilbertsen, partner, Venable LLP, discussed the significant changes that have occurred over the past several years in class action law, highlighting specific case examples which led to early stage dismissal.
Are Class Actions Entering an Enlightened Era?
Lawrence Weinstein, partner, Proskauer Rose LLP, and Thomas E. Gilbertsen, partner, Venable LLP, discussed the significant changes that have occurred over the past several years in class action law, highlighting specific case examples which led to early stage dismissal.
Crime and Punishment: Up Close and Personal
Ronald Urbach, chairman and co-chair, advertising, marketing and promotions practice, Davis & Gilbert LLP, and James Williams, attorney, General Motors Company, discussed cases in which marketers, agencies, suppliers, and brands were faced with criminal charges as the result of their advertising activities.
Crime and Punishment: Up Close and Personal
Ronald Urbach, chairman and co-chair, advertising, marketing and promotions practice, Davis & Gilbert LLP, and James Williams, attorney, General Motors Company, discussed cases in which marketers, agencies, suppliers, and brands were faced with criminal charges as the result of their advertising activities.
Managing Marketing Service Agreements and Relationships in the Digital World
Candice Kersh, partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC, and Anna-Lisa Corrales, general counsel and secretary, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, discussed the need for agency agreements to evolve in the digital era.
Managing Marketing Service Agreements and Relationships in the Digital World
Candice Kersh, partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC, and Anna-Lisa Corrales, general counsel and secretary, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, discussed the need for agency agreements to evolve in the digital era.
Pulling It All Together
This closing panel will pull it all together for attendees with a hypothetical that will encompass the numerous issues that individual sessions covered and then some — all with the aim of putting the panelists on the spot to tell you what they'd do to protect their clients and brands.
Regulation Getting Clinical
Legal experts discussed two recent challenges involving Reebok and Dannon.
