Communications & Media Law Updates – May 23, 2012

by Lawyers.com on 5/22/2012

What do you do when you find an imposter page on Facebook with your name, photo and false information you’d rather not have your loved ones, or coworkers, see? - Facebook took a month to remove sexually explicit imposter...more

by Venable LLP on 5/22/2012

Advocacy groups and trade associations that fund political advertisements may be compelled to make heightened donor disclosures as a result of recent litigation. The expanded disclosure requirements apply to “electioneering...more

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 5/22/2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held last week that The Coca Cola Company cannot be sued under the Lanham Act over the name and labeling of a juice product that is authorized by FDA regulations. In doing so,...more

by Michelle Sherman on 5/22/2012

“Say what you mean, and mean what you say.” This simple expression is very fitting for how mobile app developers should be drafting their privacy policies. Now that the major platforms for your apps have entered into an...more

by Venable LLP on 5/22/2012

On April 27, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) ordered the nation’s television broadcasters to transition filing their records of political air time sales from paper to a website the FCC will create and host. This...more

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/21/2012

The FCC last week proposed to fine a broadcaster for calling someone with their tape recorder running, with the intent to broadcast the taped conversation on the air. According to the Notice of Apparent Liability issued by...more

by McAfee & Taft on 5/18/2012

Originally published in The Journal Record - May 17, 2012. At first glance, email marketing campaigns may appear to be an ideal way to market your business: A business that engages in an email marketing campaign can...more

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/18/2012

When venturing into Quebec it’s important to be familiar with the Québec Charter of French Language (the Charter), which establishes French as the official language of Quebec and governs use of the French language in a broad...more