Regulatory Rumblings
Industry and Lawmakers Take Steps to Battle Patent Trolls
Posted: Jul 30, 2013 2:00pm ETIn a time when the Congress too often looks like it cannot agree on anything, one issue seems to be gaining both momentum and increasing bipartisan support. That issue is combating the growing business of patent trolling and the legislative proposals to curb it.
READ MOREDigital Advertising Alliance Releases Guidelines for Expansion of Self-Regulatory Principles to Mobile Media
Posted: Jul 24, 2013 12:00pm ETThe Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), of which ANA is a founding member, released guidelines today for expanding its self-regulatory program of consumer choice to the mobile environment.
READ MOREPressure Continues on Food Companies – At Home and Abroad
Posted: Jul 17, 2013 2:00pm ETLast week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Financial Services and General Government renewed a provision in the appropriations bill barring the FTC from releasing a final Interagency Working Group (IWG) Report until a cost-benefit analysis is performed. But recent developments have not all been good news for food advertisers.
READ MOREAd Tax Storm Clouds on the Horizon Again
Posted: Jun 28, 2013 2:00pm ETAs long expected, it appears the Senate Finance Committee is ramping up efforts on tax reform. On Thursday, Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) of the Senate Finance Committee have released a “Dear Colleague” letter, asking for proposals for tax reform.
READ MOREAdvertising Industry Addresses Childhood Obesity Challenge
Posted: Jun 24, 2013 10:30am ETLast week, the World Health Organization’s Europe office called for tighter controls on the marketing of food to children in order to fight childhood obesity. At the same time, the American Medical Association officially recognized obesity as a disease while a few U.S. Senators are pressuring Viacom to follow Disney’s lead to no longer accept advertisements for unhealthy foods.
READ MOREFTC Commissioner Ohlhausen Applauds Industry’s Successful Self-Regulation Privacy Program
Posted: Jun 11, 2013 10:45am ETLast week, technology and policy leaders from across the country gathered in Washington for a Summit to discuss the role of effective self-regulation in ensuring the future of advertising-supported internet content.
READ MOREICANN Fails to Address Key Concerns About New Top Level Domain Names
Posted: May 16, 2013 1:35pm ETICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in late April announced that it would push back the date of the rollout of as many as 1,400 new Top Level Domain (gTLD) website suffixes.
READ MOREANA Files Comments on ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Communiqué
Posted: May 14, 2013 4:00pm ETToday, ANA filed detailed comments on the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Communiqué, supporting most of its proposals.
READ MOREANA Files Comments on ICANN’s Proposed New Registrar Accreditation Agreements
Posted: May 13, 2013 4:50pm ETANA has filed comments with ICANN in regard to its proposed new Registrar Accreditation Agreements (RAA).
READ MOREThe Tax Fight Is Not Over
Posted: Apr 12, 2013 10:55am ETIn recent weeks, advertisers have seen some important positive developments in regard to state ad tax proposals.
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