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The New Australian Statutory Tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy – What Does It Currently Look Like?

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On 12 September 2024, the long awaited statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy has been revealed in Schedule 1 to the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) (the Privacy Bill). Please see our previous...more

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FCC Extends ETRS Form One Filing Deadline to October 18, 2024

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On October 1, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) extended the deadline for Emergency Alert System (EAS) Participants to file the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) Form One to October 18, 2024. The...more

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[Webinar] Top 5 Challenged Advertising Claims in 2024 and How to Defend Them - October 17th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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Interested in learning about the advertising claims that plaintiffs are challenging the most? Join Venable attorneys in Part 2 of their series "Why Can They Say That But I Can't?" Claudia Lewis, Shahin Rothermel, and Ari...more

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What’s New in Wireless - October 2024

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

McDermott Will & Emery

ITFA Is Alive and Well: New York Advisory Opinion Reaffirms Sales Tax Exemption for Internet Access Services

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In its latest Advisory Opinion, TSB-A-24(4)S (June 26, 2024), the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (the Department) reaffirmed the broad protections offered by the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) against...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Finds Ad Featuring Gordon Ramsay Too Harsh

Gordon Ramsay is a celebrity chef, perhaps best known for his fiery temper and the harsh criticism he levels at contestants on his cooking shows. If Ramsay judges that food isn’t cooked properly, that the texture is off, or...more

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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (October 2, 2024)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — Florida Federal Court Upholds Prior Express Invitation and Draws...

In a significant new decision, a federal court in Florida dismissed a class action in Harrell v. Aquion, Inc., Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., and A&B Marketing, Inc., 2024 WL 4188389 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 13, 2024), holding that a...more

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California Governor Signs 18 AI Bills Into Law

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On September 29, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047, one of the most ambitious efforts yet to establish a comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework in the United States. But for all of the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Broadcast Station Filings Due on October 10, 2024

By October 10, 2024, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must: (1) prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the programs aired during July, August,...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Federal Communications Commission to Consider New Call and Text...

On September 5, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Eighth Report and Order (“Calling Report and Order”) and Third Report and Order (“Texting Report and Order” and with the Calling Report and Order,...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — September 2024

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this month’s Regulatory Update, we discuss a...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

And T-Mobile Makes Three: More Information Security Guidance for Telecommunications Carriers from the FCC

Close on the heels of its Consent Decrees with TracFone and AT&T, on September 27, 2024, the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it reached a Consent Decree with T-Mobile US, Inc....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Continues Focus on AI, Targeting Robocalls and Political Advertisements

On September 27, 2024, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel gave a speech on AI regulation by the FCC, highlighting her goal of improving transparency in the use of AI technology in the communications industry. The speech...more

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Latest Untitled Letter from FDA’s OPDP Underscores Need for Careful Approach to Drug Advertising

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Late last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) issued its fourth Untitled Letter of the year to AbbVie, Inc. OPDP uses Untitled Letters to inform drug companies and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Ad Law News and Views - September 2024

IN THE NEWS AND LATEST UPDATES - Get these and other stories in real time when you subscribe to the Ad Law Access blog here or visit the Advertising and Privacy Law Resource Center here....more

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[Podcast] AD Nauseam: Email Marketing and the FTC: CAN-SPAM No Longer Canned

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On today’s episode of Ad Nauseam Amy and Daniel have a special guest – Allyson Himelfarb – who is joining their discussion of CAN-SPAM and FTC enforcement of email marketing rules....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Yes, you can be liable for your employee’s online posts!

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You might think what happens outside the workplace stays outside the workplace, but as the Ninth Circuit recently ruled, you can be sued by one employee for what another employee posts online....more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Giving Meaning to Meaningful Consent: The Federal Court of Appeal’s Landmark Decision on Data Privacy

In a recent ruling, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal held that Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms Inc.) breached its obligations under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) by sharing...more

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SEC Charges Company With Reg FD Violations For Disclosing Information Via Posts On CEO’s Social Media Accounts

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On September 26, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “the Commission”) charged a sports-betting company (the “Company”) with violating Regulation Fair Disclosure (“Reg FD”) by disclosing material, nonpublic...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wireless Roundup (October 2024)

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FCC Seeks Comment on Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

11th Circuit Considers Blog Posts to be News Media for Purposes of FCA’s Public Disclosure Bar

In August, the 11th Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss relator Bruce Jacobs’ qui tam action against JPMorgan Chase Bank (“JP Morgan”), and in doing so, held that blog posts constitute “news media” for...more

Hogan Lovells

California’s Pink Tax law: How new gender-based pricing regulations impact businesses

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert highlighting Assembly Bill 1287, which prohibits businesses from charging different prices for substantially similar products based solely on gender, a practice...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Highlights from the 2024 National Advertising Division Conference

Last week, advertising and legal professionals, experts, regulators, and business representatives convened in New York for the annual National Advertising Division (NAD) Conference to consider hot topics, share perspectives...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

California Enacts New Laws to Combat AI-Generated Deceptive Election Content

California has enacted three new bills in an effort to curb the spread of misinformation and deceptive election content. The bills — AB 2655, AB 2839 and AB 2355 — aim to strengthen protections against digitally altered...more

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