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An Indiana federal court has ruled that the Indiana right of publicity statute, which has the longest post-mortem period of continuing the right of publicity, does not apply to personalities who died before 1994, the year the statute was enacted. Read more.
July 11, 2011
An Indiana federal court has ruled that the Indiana right of publicity statute, which has the longest post-mortem period of continuing the right of publicity, does not apply to personalities who died before 1994, the year the statute was enacted. Read more.
July 11, 2011
The 20th annual AICP (The Art & Technique of the American Commercial) Show took place on June 7 at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. SHOOT Publicity Wire covered the event, and listed our firm as one of the sponsors.
July 7, 2011
In a recent decision, a judge in New York assessed $50,000 in sanctions, plus attorneys' fees and costs, against an unknown author who claimed that her copyrights and trademarks had been violated by the publication of the Harry Potter books. Such an award is rarely made in U.S. intellectual property infringement cases. Read more.
July 7, 2011
Frankfurt Kurnit's Gotham Media Ventures breakfast seminar on "The Online Dilemma: Content vs. Commerce" held on July 12 featured Terri Seligman on the panel.
July 1, 2011
Variety quoted Amy Nickin on her views of attorneys who are trying to balance the demands of a family and legal career. View Article
June 30, 2011
The Children's Advertising Review Unit of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. recently recommended that Paramount Pictures Corp. modify or discontinue a television commercial for the film, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never". CARU said that the commercial was misleading to children. Read more.
June 30, 2011
Advertising agency Action Integrated Marketing recently entered into a settlement agreement with ten attorneys general, resolving allegations that the advertising agency created advertisements that misled consumers about the origins of cars that it was advertising. Read more.
June 13, 2011
Rick Kurnit was quoted in an article in The New York Times on a lawsuit against ChicoBag, a reusable bag manufacturer, that allegedly made false eco-friendly claims about their products. View Article
June 12, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it reached a settlement with a consumer who provided an allegedly false testimonial in an infomercial for the "wealth-building" program "Winning in the Cash Flow Business". Read more.
June 3, 2011
Robert Redford quoted Mike Frankfurt in his new biography (Alfred A. Knopf publishers).
June 3, 2011
Our client, Caroline Forsling, is currently pursuing a lawsuit against Estee Lauder claiming the comestics company manipulated her image for an anti-aging ad campagin.
June 2, 2011
For the seventh consecutive year Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognized Frankfurt Kurnit. Read more.
June 1, 2011
The Hollywood Reporter reported that Warner Bros. recently picked up "The Architect," a thriller written by Amy Nickin's client, Jason Smilovic.
May 27, 2011
MediaPost quoted Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on how the FTC plans to revamp their online advertising guides to address social media, mobile and other newer platforms.
May 27, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced yesterday that it is updating "Dot Com Disclosures: Information about Online Advertising," its guidance document that advises businesses on how federal advertising law applies to advertising and sales on the Internet. The current "Dot Com Disclosures" guidance is available here. The FTC announced that it is seeking public comment about how its guidance should be modified to reflect the dramatic changes in the online world since the "Dot Com Disclosures" guidance was first published in 2000. Comments are due by July 11, 2011. Read more.
May 27, 2011
Advertising Age quoted Terri Seligman in an article on the legal aspects of Facebook turning children's posts into advertisements. View Article
May 20, 2011
MediaPost mentions our alert in their article about Facebook's recent promotions guidelines revisions.
May 18, 2011
Facebook has once again revised its "Promotions Guidelines". Effective May 11, 2011, the revisions place further restrictions on advertiser use of Facebook intellectual property: advertisers are now permitted to use Facebook’s name and trademarks only “in connection with a promotion or to mention Facebook in the rules or materials relating to a promotion” to fulfill the obligations placed on the advertiser by Facebook in its "Promotion Guidelines". Read more.
May 17, 2011
Jeffrey A. Greenbaum spoke at the SHOOT's Directors/Producers Forum and New Directors Showcase At DGA's NYC Theatre on Dynamics For Discussion: Another Dimension, Varied Platforms, Business Models, Social Change, New Talent.
May 13, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission recently released the results of an undercover shopper survey regarding retailers' enforcement of entertainment ratings aimed at protecting children. Teenagers hired by the FTC visited national and regional chains in the United States and attempted to buy R-rated movie tickets, R-rated movie DVDs, unrated DVDs of movies, music CDs carrying a "Parental Advisory Label", and video games rated "M." Read more.
May 9, 2011
In a groundbreaking effort to combat childhood obesity, the Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture worked together to release a set of proposed voluntary principles for public comment. Read more.
May 9, 2011
Data security breaches are in the news, and companies that experience them are suffering loss of consumer confidence. If your business model requires you to collect personal consumer data, you may want to hear about a recent federal case that makes it much easier for consumers to sue companies for data security breaches. Read more.
May 4, 2011
Rick Kurnit was featured in a post on View From Madison Avenue, a blog on advertising executives, on the downside of creative people posting their work portfolios online. View Article
April 29, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission announced last week that Electric Mobile Corporation, the manufacturer of "Rascal Scooters", used by disabled and senior consumers, and its owner, will pay $100,000 to settle FTC charges that it illegally called millions of consumers who had listed their phone numbers on the national "Do Not Call Registry". Read more.
April 28, 2011
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