Advertising Copying False Advertising Privacy 
43(B)log
JANUARY 19, 2022
14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. Consumers and advertisers adequately alleged that Facebook has monopoly power in social network/social media (consumers) and social advertising markets.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
AUGUST 11, 2022
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43(B)log
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
I always enjoy these and recommend the free GALA webinars to those interested in advertising law; I joined in progress due to some technical difficulties on my end. Kelly Harris: In Canada, Competition Bureau brought enforcement action against FB for misleading privacy representations even though it’s a free service.
SpicyIP
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Interface interference is a tactic that hinders consumers from performing actions like cancelling subscriptions or deleting accounts, such as redirecting them to another page while trying to cancel a pop-up advertisement. YouTube also earns from advertisers by inserting video ads and allowing longer ads.
43(B)log
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Luxy also allegedly infringed plaintiffs’ copyrights by copying their terms of use and privacy policy and by using plaintiffs’ trademark “SA” in the description of its privacy policies. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the court doesn’t even discuss the differences between false advertising and trademark, grouping it all into §1125(a).
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
There’s also a copyright claim for Luxy copying the plaintiff’s TOS/privacy policy. Plus, does this mean that rival apps can’t advertise themselves as rivals or engage in comparative advertising because the app stores aren’t properly labeling the ads, even if the advertisers are engaging in nominative use?
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Read literally, all advertising “allow[s] for arranging the sale or purchase of goods,” so this law potentially obligates EVERY ad-supported publisher to undertake the content moderation obligations the bill imposes on online marketplaces. ” [Does this create an affirmative obligation to include images?
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