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Commercial Law & Contracts › Antitrust & Trade Regulation › Communications & Media Law

Read Commercial Law & Contracts updates, alerts, news, and analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law -- May 23, 2013

by Charles Washburn, Jr. | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/24/2013

SPECIAL FOCUS: CFPB - On May 9, 2013 the Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (“CFPB”) that describes its enforcement actions and other activities during 2012 with...more

Pepper Hamilton LLP

Beyond Privacy Policies: Practical Privacy For Web Sites And Mobile Apps

by Anne Davies Newman | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 5/21/2013

In this environment of growing attention to the risks of data security breaches, and in the midst of an explosion of mobile applications that make data storage an increasingly far-flung proposition, many organizations assume...more

K&L Gates LLP

FTC Rules that “Randomized Clinical Trial” Evidence is Necessary to Support Advertising Claims for Juice Beverage and Related...

by J. Michael Keyes, Suzan Onel | K&L Gates LLP on 5/15/2013

I. Introduction - If you represent food and beverage manufacturers who advertise their products, you will want to be familiar with In the Matter of POM Wonderful LLC, a recent decision by the Federal Trade Commission...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Clarifies Companies' Liability for Third-Party Marketer TCPA Violations

by Ronald London | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/15/2013

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a long-awaited declaratory ruling governing when a company is liable under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and FCC telemarketing and autodialing rules, for...more

Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security

July 1 COPPA Compliance Deadline is Approaching

by Julia Siripurapu | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/15/2013

Today, the FTC sent more than ninety (90) “educational” letters to domestic and foreign businesses whose Web sites and online services (including mobile apps) appear to collect personal information from children that are 12...more

BuckleySandler LLP

OCC, FDIC Announce Overdraft Enforcement Actions

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/13/2013

On April 30, the OCC and the FDIC announced parallel enforcement actions against a national bank and an affiliated state bank to resolve allegations that the institutions violated Section 5 of the FTC Act in their marketing...more

Venable LLP

IP Buzz - March 2013

by Venable LLP on 4/1/2013

In this issue: - The Time Is Here: Protecting Your Brands Against New Top-Level Domain Names - Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Supreme Court Holds that the First Sale Doctrine Applies Regardless of Where a...more

Venable LLP

Advertising News & Analysis - March 21, 2013

by Walter R. Calvert, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Amy Ralph Mudge, Gregory J. Sater, Randal M. Shaheen | Venable LLP on 3/22/2013

In this issue: - ANA CEO Calls for Greater Industry Cooperation, Self-Regulation to Win Policy Battles - Price Match Guarantees – Easy to Offer, Hard to Limit - Some States Eye Advertisers to Generate Tax...more

Patton Boggs LLP

TechComm – FTC/UDAAP Client Alert: FTC Staff Issues Guidance on Effective Online Disclosures

by Paul Besozzi, Monica S. Desai, MIchael Drobac, Deborah Lodge, Carey Nuttall, Carol Van Cleef, Maria Wolvin | Patton Boggs LLP on 3/22/2013

Companies engaged in online advertising and social media promotions should carefully review “Dot-Com Disclosures – How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising,” released by the FTC staff on March 12, 2013. This...more

Cullen and Dykman LLP

FTC Issues New Guidance Addressing Mobile And Social Media Advertising

by Joseph D. Simon | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 3/18/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has released new guidance for mobile and other online advertisers that explains how to make disclosures clear and conspicuous to avoid deception. Although the FTC does not have authority...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Is the FTC Opening a New Front in the War on Commercial Texting?

by Ronald London | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/11/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced it concurrently filed eight complaints in courts around the United States against “senders of spam text messages” who allegedly engaged in deceptive acts or practices by...more

BuckleySandler LLP

Washington Federal Court Holds Standard Business Practices Insufficient To Support Arbitration Claim

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/27/2013

On February 15, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington held that a cable company could not force arbitration of a dispute by relying only on its standard business practices to support its claim that...more

Venable LLP

The Download - January 2013

by Emilio W. Cividanes, Kelly DeMarchis, Stuart P. Ingis, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Michael Signorelli, Julia Kernochan Tama, Ariel S. Wolf | Venable LLP on 2/5/2013

In this issue: Heard on the Hill - Congress Updates the Video Privacy Protection Act - Congressional Developments in Mobile Privacy Around the Agencies: - FTC Updates COPPA Rule - Mobile Privacy Still...more

Polsinelli

Privacy Update: Complying With COPPA Under The FTC's New Children's Online Privacy Protection Rules

by Kristin Kenney, Timothy Steffens | Polsinelli on 1/24/2013

In December 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued updated rules to the Child's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which significantly expand COPPA's scope and application. COPPA, which governs the collection,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FTC Announces COPPA Rule Changes

by Ronald London, David M. Silverman | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/17/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final rule amendments today in the Federal Register updating the FTC regulations that implement the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA Rule)....more

Venable LLP

Advertising News & Analysis - January 10, 2013

by Ellen Traupman Berge, Molly Cusson, Lisa Jose Fales, Thomas Gilbertsen, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Amy Ralph Mudge, Ari Rothman, Randal M. Shaheen | Venable LLP on 1/15/2013

In this issue: - Old Rules Still Apply to New Technologies - NAD Says It Won’t Demur Just Because a Regulator OKs Language - Toys“R”Us Settlement Exposes Dark Side of Refund Policies - Hollister Gift Card...more

Howard Ullman

On the FTC-Google Settlement

by Howard Ullman on 1/8/2013

Much has already been written about the specific terms of the settlement, so I will not attempt duplicate that effort. You can find the actual settlement here (see alert for link). There is some interesting background...more

Pepper Hamilton LLP

FTC Strengthens Laws To Protect Children’s Privacy

by Sharon Klein, Angelo Stio III, Brian Zurich | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/7/2013

On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made major changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) for the first time in nearly 15 years, by significantly amending the Children’s Online...more

Pepper Hamilton LLP

FTC Survey: Disclosure Of Use Of Private Information In Mobile Apps For Children Is Insufficient

by Odia Kagan, Sharon Klein | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/7/2013

A report recently released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveals that mobile applications targeted at children often collect and share children’s private information with third parties but generally do not provide...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC-Google Consent Decree Provides Important Lessons Regarding Standards-Essential Patents

by I. Neel Chatterjee, Monte Cooper, Jay Jurata, David Smith | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/7/2013

On January 3, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered into a Consent Decree with Google Inc. (“Google”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Motorola Mobility LLC (“Motorola”). The decree settles allegations that Google...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

End of the Dark Ages? Lawsuits Put Sports TV Blackout Rules to the Test

by Jeremy Lacks | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/4/2013

Could the New York Yankees sell the broadcasting rights to their games to cable companies and subscribers in Mississippi? Could a Los Angeles Kings fan living on the East Coast pay to watch a crucial, late-season game live...more

Perkins Coie

FTC Expands Scope Of Children's Privacy Law To Keep Pace With New Technologies

by Miriam Farhi, Lisa Oratz, Barry Reingold | Perkins Coie on 1/3/2013

On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (the Rule), which applies to operators of commercial websites or online services that (1) are...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FTC Issues Substantially Revised COPPA Rule, Effective July 1, 2013: Review of Changes and Compliance Tips

by D. Reed Freeman, Jr., Julie O'Neill | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/3/2013

On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) announced long-awaited amendments to its rule implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“Rule”). The changes – which take effect on July 1,...more

Dentons

Children’s Online Privacy Protection: U.S. Developments Compared To Canada

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/2/2013

There were two important developments in the U.S. regarding children and mobile technologies....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law -- Dec 26, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/28/2012

In This Issue: SPECIAL FOCUS: FTC Announces Final Amendments to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule; ’Tis the Season for Gift Card Restrictions; NAD Speaks on Indefinite Promotions; FCC: Confirmatory Opt-Out...more

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