Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Rebecca Tushnet and I are pleased to announce the sixth edition of our casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials. We also have two online-only chapters on housing discrimination (Chapter 20) and political advertising (Chapter 21), both also freely downloadable. Chapter 2: What is an Advertisement?

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Editing Advertising Advertising Marketing 120

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. This violates copyright laws and may lead to legal actions for copyright infringement.

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Intellectual Property False Advertising Designs Design 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

“plaintiffs’ computer fraud and privacy claims are based on Apple’s reproduction of an app, Toast Plus, intended for public consumption, via the App Store. False Advertising. ” Publisher/Speaker Claims. ” Cite to Opperman v. ” Oops. eBay case from 2008. ” Limitation of Liability.

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False Advertising Privacy Publishing Advertising 112

IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2023

For example, can personality rights be viewed as an extension of the right to privacy? Scripps-Howard, the US Supreme Court distinguished the right of publicity from the right to privacy and ruled in favor of Zaccchini for the unauthorized broadcast of his performance by the defendant under publicity rights. Spelling-Goldberg Prods.,

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Personality Rights Privacy Trademark Law False Advertising 83

43(B)log

JUNE 6, 2023

Enigma sued its competitor Malwarebytes for Lanham Act false advertising and NY business torts for designating its products as “malicious,” “threats,” and “potentially unwanted programs” (PUPs). Enigma alleged that its software products “(i) detect and remove malicious software (i.e.,

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Business 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

A couple of specifics: The false advertising claims don’t escape 230: “Had those third-party users refrained from posting harmful content, Plaintiffs’ claims that Defendants falsely advertised and misrepresented their applications’ safety would not be cognizable.” ICS Provider. Despite Doe v.

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False Advertising Social Media Publishing Advertising 86

43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Dignitary interests: false light, IIED, privacy typically expire w/person. So too w/false advertising. Advertising: false endorsement potential. Assumptions skipped over in TM/false advertising analysis.] Protecting brand investment and consumers? Death closes things off. TESS is a mess.

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Registration False Advertising Advertising Advertising 52