RSS Feed for most recent: ANA Government Relations News http://www.ana.net/advocacy Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:26:38 -0500 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:26:38 -0500 ICANN has announced that it is seeking comment on defensive applications for new gTLDs. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/22909 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the leader of the 160-member Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight (CRIDO), today praised two Congressmen, Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet, and Howard Berman, Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, for sending an unequivocal letter to John Bryson, Secretary, Department of Commerce. The Goodlatte-Berman letter urges the DOC to take all steps necessary to encourage ICANN to undertake further evaluation and review before expanding the number of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) under ICANN's plan, set to begin January 12, 2012. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/22779 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the leader of the 160-member Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight (CRIDO), today praised two Congressmen, Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet, and Howard Berman, Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, for sending an unequivocal letter to John Bryson, Secretary, Department of Commerce. The Goodlatte-Berman letter urges the DOC to take all steps necessary to encourage ICANN to undertake further evaluation and review before expanding the number of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) under ICANN's plan, set to begin January 12, 2012. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/22672 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) , the leader of the 160-member Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight (CRIDO), today praised the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for sending a detailed, 15-page letter to ICANN’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. Stephen D. Crocker, and its President and CEO, Rod Beckstrom, expressing major concerns regarding ICANN’s plan to greatly expand generic top-level domains (gTLDs), starting January 12, 2012. The letter specifically highlights “the potential for significant consumer harm resulting from the unprecedented increase in gTLDs.” http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/22659 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 ANA testified at a hearing on Wednesday before two Subcommittees of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the food marketing proposal of the Interagency Working Group (IWG). http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/22184 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission have sent a letter to Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing his recent letter in regard to the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/22068 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 ANA has filed a “friend of the court” brief in opposition to a series of graphic warnings required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on all tobacco products and advertising. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/22010 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 If your company uses outdoor advertising in the State of Missouri to reach consumers, we urge you to contact members of the Missouri General Assembly in support of reasonable reform of the laws regulating billboards. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21928 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21836 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:00:00 -0400 ANA, along with the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its Dot Com Disclosures business guidance publication. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21834 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400 ANA has written to the President of ICANN and the United States Department of Commerce expressing our concern with ICANN’s recent approval of a program that will vastly expand the availability of Generic Top Level Domain Names (GTLDs). http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21806 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 On July 14, ANA filed comments with the FTC in regard to the Interagency Working Group (IWG) report on food marketing to children. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21730 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The Sensible Food Policy Coalition, which represents advertisers, media and food and beverage marketers, has released important data showing how the guidelines for advertising proposed by the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Food Marketed to Children would impact the U.S. economy. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21700 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:00:00 -0400 The Advertising Coalition (TAC), of which ANA is a founding member, filed comments on Monday with the FDA on its Notice on online drug promotion, including the use of social media to market prescription drugs. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21670 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 In the case of Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, the Supreme Court has struck down a California law that restricted the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, holding that the law violates the First Amendment. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21664 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The marketing community has won a major victory in a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving data mining. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21647 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:00:00 -0400 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced on Monday that it has approved the plan for unlimited new gTLDs, and that ICANN will be taking applications from January 12 to April 12, 2012. What will this mean for your brands? http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21633 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:00:00 -0400 The staff of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is planning to update a publication entitled: “Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising.” http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21556 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:20:00 -0400 Dan Jaffe, ANA’s Executive Vice President, Government Relations, gave an oral statement, posted below, at the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children Public Forum. The IWG, made up of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), released proposed guidelines on food marketing to children on April 28, 2011. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21505 Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The Judiciary Committee of the California State Senate on May 3rd passed SB761, legislation that would broadly regulate all online data collection and impose a “do not track” regulatory regime for online behavioral advertising. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21377 Thu, 05 May 2011 13:40:00 -0400 The Judiciary Committee of the California State Senate will hold a hearing on Tuesday, May 3rd at 1:30 pm on SB761, legislation to impose a “do not track” regulatory regime for online behavioral advertising. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21365 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:30:00 -0400 The Interagency Working Group has released its recommendations for food marketing to children. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21360 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Congressman Cliff Stearns (R-6/FL), the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, introduced a comprehensive privacy bill on April 13. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21329 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ) have introduced a comprehensive privacy bill that would govern the collection, use and transfer of consumer information in both the online and offline world. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21301 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Legislation to impose a “do not track” regulatory regime for online behavioral advertising has been introduced in the California State Senate. http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/21274 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400