Getty Images Sues AI Image Generator for Copyright Violations -
The intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright law is still being mapped....more
2/24/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Artists ,
Blockchain ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Class Action ,
Copyright ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptoassets ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Getty Images ,
NAD
Bunny v. Smaug -
Did Annie’s smack down a snack-box slack-fill strike suit? ...more
2/17/2022
/ AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Chemicals ,
Class Action ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dietary Supplements ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Price Gouging ,
Product Packaging ,
Scams ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Unfair Competition
A recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action demonstrates how the FTC has pivoted toward enforcement actions based on specific acts of Congress and rules in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in AMG Capital. Congress...more
BakerHostetler 2021 Data Security Incident Response Report – Disruption and Transformation - The report provides risk mitigation and compromise response intelligence from more than 1,250 data security incidents the firm...more
5/12/2021
/ Advertising ,
Class Action ,
COPPA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dietary Supplements ,
False Advertising ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Labeling ,
Product Labels ,
Robocalling ,
Scams
SCOTUS: No Equitable Monetary Relief for FTC Under § 13(b) - Well, the buck stops here (for now). In AMG Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Section 13(b) of the...more
5/5/2021
/ Advertising ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Expedia ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTCA Section 13(b) ,
Made in the USA ,
Marketing ,
Settlement
FTC Tries to Clean Out 25 Fake Disinfectant Websites - But all information about scheme masterminds has been wiped away - Less Is More - There are elaborate schemes out there – boy, have we covered them. Misdirection, shadowy...more
11/19/2020
/ Advertising ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Instagram ,
MLM Industry ,
NAD ,
Photographs ,
Scams ,
Social Media
Just the Carefully Worded, Interminable Facts, Ma’am - FDA widens dragnet on COVID-19 drug claims - DC ‘COVID-dential’ - Let’s repeat it again in case anyone out there doesn’t know already: “Currently there are no...more
Alleged COVID-19 Treatment Claims Land Doc in Hot Water - CSPI and friends send letters to FTC, FDA about dangerous ‘coronadvice’ - Abbondanza! - You have to hand it to Joseph Mercola. He went all in....more
FTC (Not) Blinded by the Light - In a first, Commission goes after low-level light therapy device makers - Chic-Light -The Willow Curve is an attractive device with all the hallmarks of contemporary design. ...more
Wait, Wait, Wait! Creekside Squeaks by With Last-Minute Advertiser Statement - FTC referral from NAD has remarkable mind-focusing benefits, it seems - Inquisition - Back in February, before the world changed, we covered a...more
Industry Groups Commend FDA Action on Corona Scams - Four heavy-hitters in the supplement game make it clear how - Letter About Letters - If the types of scammers that would profit from dubious coronavirus cures had the...more
Journal to CBD Manufacturers: Don’t Be an Outlaw - Anyone creating CBD products should grok FDA guidance, even if the market still feels like the Wild West - Dry Powder - Cannabidiol (CBD) and CBD-derived products are...more
FTC Makes Coronavirus Readiness Announcement -
Not quite business as usual, but response seems confident -
Meddling With the Primal Forces of Nature -
The United States, and its partners in industry and technology...more
Don’t Panic, but Purell Just Got Sued Over Hand Sanitizer Packaging Claims -
Class action follows FDA letter, hints at lawsuit pandemic to come -
Headaches -
Coronavirus news is saturating everything, and stress is...more