Disney, LucasFilm, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. want the court to pause VidAngel's $1 movie rental service. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online MORE
But in recent years the FTC has been pushing forward with cases that address the increasingly complex network of entities involved in marketing, including companies that collect , buy , and sell consumer information and play other behind-the-scenes roles in marketing campaigns. There is nothing new about the FTC bringing enforcement actions based on deceptive advertising practices. Those cases are the FTC’s bread and butter. MORE
For TV, these include the tentative decision to replace the TV Grade B contour with the digital Noise Limited Service Contour for determining whether an individual or entity can own two TV stations in the same market. The Commission tentatively rejects that proposal – basically for the reason that it could allow one party to control more stations in a single market. MORE
The latest issue of Law Practice magazine is focused on “big ideas” and includes my article, As the World Goes Mobile, Is Your Marketing Up to Speed? The post Is Your Mobile Marketing Up to Speed? MORE
One of the cases we overlooked raised the question of whether the FCC cares about a broadcaster’s market share when it goes to buy a new radio station, or will it simply apply the numerical station ownership limits set out in the rules? Even if the advertising or audience market share of the buyer is very high, the fact that there are other stations in a market providing competitive opportunities makes questions of audience share essentially irrelevant. MORE
” The first half covers marketing, the second half covers ethics. General legal ethics marketingI gave two presentations at the Rhode Island Bar Association annual meeting June 15. The first, on cloud computing for lawyers, I posted here. Below is the second, “20 Tips for Seizing the Power of Social Media.” View more presentations from Robert Ambrogi. MORE
Unfortunately, marketing activity often gets short shrift when we are confronted with deadlines, demanding clients, etc. Making time for marketing is of paramount importance for the success and growth of your practice. Outline a marketing plan for the coming week, month, year. MORE
Every great sporting event brings out ambush marketers. Ambush marketing is the act of a product or service trying to attach itself to a big event without being an official sponsor of the event — and without paying the big bucks of sponsorship. ” But, some creative fringe marketing by Red Bull® might be okay. Twitter is working directly with the LOCOG to control ambush marketing. 11 Ambush Marketing Stunts That Worked in the Past. MORE
When the market shifts, it hardly ever happens all at once. Given the number of failures racked up by Spotify’s “my way or the highway” attempts to command the market like Mr. Ek’s mythical Viking ancestor, one would think this would start to sink in. That’s because on a microeconomic level, a bunch of decision makers are making small decisions. MORE
Now available: Marketing and Advertising Law in a Process of Harmonisation (Ulf Bernitz and Caroline Heide-Jørgensen, eds., The law on marketing and advertising has undergone profound changes based on the EU directives Hart Publishing, 2017) (Modern Studies in European Law). MORE
Legal technology companies are confused about how to market and sell their products, concludes the inaugural Legal Tech Go-to-Market Report, conducted by legal PR and marketing firm Baretz+Brunelle. Ninety-seven percent of respondents in the survey believe the legal tech industry has no firm grasp of go-to-market strategy or, at best, only a scattered one. MORE
From "fake news" to "fake meat," the huge defamation trial continues in South Dakota. read more. THR, Esq. Business Television Business THR Online MORE
And the Australian Olympic Committee is actively monitoring consumer electronic companies for any engagements in ambush marketing. While not ambush marketing, McDonald’s has the exclusive right to serve French Fries at the Games , unless of course its “fish and chips.” MORE
MTP readers will remember the Silicon Valley technique of “marketing by lawsuit”–this program requires investors and developers backing a technology they know to be infringing and then praying to get sued to market their infringing product. Several record companies have settled a lawsuit against both an app named “Aurous” (the “Popcorn Time” of recorded music) and the app’s developer Andrew Samson. MORE
FCC Chair Tom Wheeler wants to unleash consumers from their cable boxes. In this piece for Re/Code, he writes in part that the cost of paying for a set-up box adds significantly to the cost of cable subscriptions and he MORE
The RIAA has said ReDigi is the only company to claim digital files could be peddled in a secondary market. It turns out that assessment was wrong. Will Hollywood erupt? read more. Music Movies THR, Esq. Amazon.com Tech MORE
Josef Drexl, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, has published Competition Law in Media Markets and its Contribution to Democracy – A Global Perspective as Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. MORE
market, Spotify that raises money from U.S. There are a few recurring red herrings in the coverage about the Spotify lawsuits that I thought we could examine. Sorry We’re Not English : Hooray Henry! MORE
Christine Riefa, Brunel University Law School, and Christiana Markou, European University, Cyprus, have published Online Marketing: Advertisers Know You are a Dog on the Internet! MORE
The pharmaceutical company has ended up in this less than esteemed position as a result of its marketing of numerous drugs, including Bextra, Geodon, Zyvox, and Lyrica, for uses not previously approved by the FDA (called off-label uses), and at doses higher than any approved level. MORE
The recent warning letters are notable not only for their sheer number, but also because the warning letters were addressed to marketers and social media “influencers” – the individuals whose social media followings make their endorsements valuable. To date, the FTC has only named marketers ( Warner Brothers Home Entertainment and Lord & Taylor ) in its social media endorsement cases. MORE
Avvo , the legal and medical directory and Q&A site, today launched two new services designed to help lawyers more effectively market their practices. The other, Avvo Ignite Suite, is a cloud-based marketing dashboard that lets firms manage and track their online marketing. MORE
The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that begins the process of allowing third party entities to develop alternatives to the set-top boxes through which consumers receive subscription video programming. Nearly all pay-TV subscribers currently receive such MORE
The Securities & Capital Markets module is organized according to top-level topics that include Private Offerings, IPOs, Secondary Offerings and Resales, Reporting and Registration Under the Exchange Act, Financial Disclosure Issues for Public Companies, and the like. Lexis Market Tracker. MORE
The professional league's motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit spurs clarification of what's at stake. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online MORE
Need help with your social media marketing? Hear from over a dozen legal marketing experts at the fifth annual Super Marketing Conference presented by the Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP) and the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Division. The post Social Media is Theme of Super Marketing Conference June 4 in Boston appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. MORE
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Tags: Marketing Summer Movies Francis Ford Coppola free jazz free movies summer movies Tetro Westfield Mall Year One MORE
Some of the specific provisions of this bill include: JSA Extension : STELAR will give TV stations currently operating with a Joint Sales Agreement with another station in their market which they cannot own under the current multiple ownership rules 6 more months to terminate such operations – until December 19, 2016 (after the next Presidential election). Flexibility on Market Modifications : Prior to STELAR, the FCC’s market modification rules did not apply to satellite MVPDs. MORE
From the Hollywood Reporter: a discussion of Netflix''s European launch, and its importance for the company that specializes in streaming content MORE
The Act was introduced following a series of reports and hearings that examined so-called data pass marketing practices in Internet transactions, and the issuance of a report. Data pass transactions involve offers made by third-party marketers at the conclusion of an transaction between an online merchant and a customer. Online Commerce data pass marketing negative option marketing web loyalty programs MORE
The Office has issued some guidelines, available here, for those who market online. Canada's Privacy Commissioner has weighed on the subject of the new Canadian anti-spam statute, CASL which came into effect on July 1, 2014. MORE
Would you want to join a social network for lawyers whose basic marketing pitch is a lie? The post The Bald-Faced Lie in Foxwordy’s Marketing appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. Long-time readers of this blog will know that it bugs me when vendors make claims about their products or services that are not true. It makes me distrust the vendor and distrust its product. So why does Foxwordy […]. MORE
VidAngel responds to a copyright lawsuit with antitrust allegations. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Tech Business THR Online MORE
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, filed a lengthy complaint on March 7, 2011, against mobile marketing entities that have conducted short code marketing campaigns on its network. The complaint alleges that these entities failed to comply with the Mobile Marketing Association’s Consumer Best Practices Guidelines for Cross Carrier Mobile Content Services , which Verizon incorporates into its standard contract provisions. MORE
The judge won't let a boutique firm move forward with a complaint that objected to packaging deals. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online MORE
The FCC is also seeking comments from TV broadcasters on modifications of the rules that govern TV market modifications for purposes of must-carry and related program carriage rules. The proposals would extend the market modification process to satellite, and for both cable and satellite, would look at issues of “orphan counties” – counties that are part of a DMA that has no TV stations from the state in which the county is located. MORE
I had a rather unpleasant exchange with Hanson Bridgett’s marketer. You may remember them from Storified here: https://storify.com/jaymwolman/bad-marketingFiled under: misc. MORE
Ambush marketing , the act of a product or service trying to attach itself to a big event without being an official sponsor of the event, is alive and well surrounding the Sochi Olympic Games. Branding trademark ambush marketing Trademark MORE
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However, in recent disputes, businesses have sought an end run around CDA Section 230, specifically by bringing claims that do not treat the websites as publishers or speakers of the defamatory or fictitious user reviews, but instead relate to the website’s marketing representations about such content. Online Commerce Online Content CDA immunity CDA Section 230 consumer review websites marketing statements MORE
MLB, its 30 teams, DirecTV and Comcast will soon be defending the status quo in a class action that aims to shake up how telecasts of games are distributed. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online MORE
The Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program — or LOMAP as the locals call it — will host its fourth annual, day-long “super” marketing conference, Building Relationships to Build Business, June 5. The post LOMAP’s Super Marketing Conference is June 5 at Suffolk appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. MORE
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Unfortunately, marketing activity often gets short shrift when we are confronted with deadlines, demanding clients, etc. Making time for marketing is of paramount importance for the success and growth of your practice. Outline a marketing plan for the coming week, month, year.
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Ambush marketing , the act of a product or service trying to attach itself to a big event without being an official sponsor of the event, is alive and well surrounding the Sochi Olympic Games. Branding trademark ambush marketing Trademark
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Legal technology companies are confused about how to market and sell their products, concludes the inaugural Legal Tech Go-to-Market Report, conducted by legal PR and marketing firm Baretz+Brunelle. Ninety-seven percent of respondents in the survey believe the legal tech industry has no firm grasp of go-to-market strategy or, at best, only a scattered one.
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Josef Drexl, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, has published Competition Law in Media Markets and its Contribution to Democracy – A Global Perspective as Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No.
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From "fake news" to "fake meat," the huge defamation trial continues in South Dakota. read more. THR, Esq. Business Television Business THR Online
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Disney, LucasFilm, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. want the court to pause VidAngel's $1 movie rental service. read more. THR, Esq. Movies Movies THR Online
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” The first half covers marketing, the second half covers ethics. General legal ethics marketingI gave two presentations at the Rhode Island Bar Association annual meeting June 15. The first, on cloud computing for lawyers, I posted here. Below is the second, “20 Tips for Seizing the Power of Social Media.” View more presentations from Robert Ambrogi.
New Media and Technology Law
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
However, in recent disputes, businesses have sought an end run around CDA Section 230, specifically by bringing claims that do not treat the websites as publishers or speakers of the defamatory or fictitious user reviews, but instead relate to the website’s marketing representations about such content. Online Commerce Online Content CDA immunity CDA Section 230 consumer review websites marketing statements
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Would you want to join a social network for lawyers whose basic marketing pitch is a lie? The post The Bald-Faced Lie in Foxwordy’s Marketing appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. Long-time readers of this blog will know that it bugs me when vendors make claims about their products or services that are not true. It makes me distrust the vendor and distrust its product. So why does Foxwordy […].
Media Law
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Avvo , the legal and medical directory and Q&A site, today launched two new services designed to help lawyers more effectively market their practices. The other, Avvo Ignite Suite, is a cloud-based marketing dashboard that lets firms manage and track their online marketing.
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One of the cases we overlooked raised the question of whether the FCC cares about a broadcaster’s market share when it goes to buy a new radio station, or will it simply apply the numerical station ownership limits set out in the rules? Even if the advertising or audience market share of the buyer is very high, the fact that there are other stations in a market providing competitive opportunities makes questions of audience share essentially irrelevant.
Current Trends
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And the Australian Olympic Committee is actively monitoring consumer electronic companies for any engagements in ambush marketing. While not ambush marketing, McDonald’s has the exclusive right to serve French Fries at the Games , unless of course its “fish and chips.”
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
The professional league's motion to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit spurs clarification of what's at stake. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
Current Trends
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Every great sporting event brings out ambush marketers. Ambush marketing is the act of a product or service trying to attach itself to a big event without being an official sponsor of the event — and without paying the big bucks of sponsorship. ” But, some creative fringe marketing by Red Bull® might be okay. Twitter is working directly with the LOCOG to control ambush marketing. 11 Ambush Marketing Stunts That Worked in the Past.
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VidAngel responds to a copyright lawsuit with antitrust allegations. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Tech Business THR Online
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The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that begins the process of allowing third party entities to develop alternatives to the set-top boxes through which consumers receive subscription video programming. Nearly all pay-TV subscribers currently receive such
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market, Spotify that raises money from U.S. There are a few recurring red herrings in the coverage about the Spotify lawsuits that I thought we could examine. Sorry We’re Not English : Hooray Henry!
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MTP readers will remember the Silicon Valley technique of “marketing by lawsuit”–this program requires investors and developers backing a technology they know to be infringing and then praying to get sued to market their infringing product. Several record companies have settled a lawsuit against both an app named “Aurous” (the “Popcorn Time” of recorded music) and the app’s developer Andrew Samson.
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APRIL 20, 2016
The judge won't let a boutique firm move forward with a complaint that objected to packaging deals. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
Thompson On Hollywood
MARCH 31, 2009
Paramount has launched a viral marketing campaign for their upcoming biopic The Soloist , starring Jamie Foxx as a homeless violinist who is profiled by an L.A. Tags: Marketing Jamie Foxx Jr.
Broadcast Law Blog
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But in recent years the FTC has been pushing forward with cases that address the increasingly complex network of entities involved in marketing, including companies that collect , buy , and sell consumer information and play other behind-the-scenes roles in marketing campaigns. There is nothing new about the FTC bringing enforcement actions based on deceptive advertising practices. Those cases are the FTC’s bread and butter.
Media Law
MARCH 27, 2013
The Securities & Capital Markets module is organized according to top-level topics that include Private Offerings, IPOs, Secondary Offerings and Resales, Reporting and Registration Under the Exchange Act, Financial Disclosure Issues for Public Companies, and the like. Lexis Market Tracker.
Media Law Prof Blog
JANUARY 28, 2016
FCC Chair Tom Wheeler wants to unleash consumers from their cable boxes. In this piece for Re/Code, he writes in part that the cost of paying for a set-up box adds significantly to the cost of cable subscriptions and he
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 17, 2014
For TV, these include the tentative decision to replace the TV Grade B contour with the digital Noise Limited Service Contour for determining whether an individual or entity can own two TV stations in the same market. The Commission tentatively rejects that proposal – basically for the reason that it could allow one party to control more stations in a single market.
Media Law Prof Blog
MAY 11, 2017
Now available: Marketing and Advertising Law in a Process of Harmonisation (Ulf Bernitz and Caroline Heide-Jørgensen, eds., The law on marketing and advertising has undergone profound changes based on the EU directives Hart Publishing, 2017) (Modern Studies in European Law).
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 2, 2016
MLB, its 30 teams, DirecTV and Comcast will soon be defending the status quo in a class action that aims to shake up how telecasts of games are distributed. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
Media Law
MAY 22, 2015
Need help with your social media marketing? Hear from over a dozen legal marketing experts at the fifth annual Super Marketing Conference presented by the Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP) and the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Division. The post Social Media is Theme of Super Marketing Conference June 4 in Boston appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites.
Broadcast Law Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2014
Some of the specific provisions of this bill include: JSA Extension : STELAR will give TV stations currently operating with a Joint Sales Agreement with another station in their market which they cannot own under the current multiple ownership rules 6 more months to terminate such operations – until December 19, 2016 (after the next Presidential election). Flexibility on Market Modifications : Prior to STELAR, the FCC’s market modification rules did not apply to satellite MVPDs.
JetLawBlog
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The pharmaceutical company has ended up in this less than esteemed position as a result of its marketing of numerous drugs, including Bextra, Geodon, Zyvox, and Lyrica, for uses not previously approved by the FDA (called off-label uses), and at doses higher than any approved level.
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 26, 2017
The recent warning letters are notable not only for their sheer number, but also because the warning letters were addressed to marketers and social media “influencers” – the individuals whose social media followings make their endorsements valuable. To date, the FTC has only named marketers ( Warner Brothers Home Entertainment and Lord & Taylor ) in its social media endorsement cases.
Media Law
MAY 27, 2014
The Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program — or LOMAP as the locals call it — will host its fourth annual, day-long “super” marketing conference, Building Relationships to Build Business, June 5. The post LOMAP’s Super Marketing Conference is June 5 at Suffolk appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites.
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 30, 2015
The FCC is also seeking comments from TV broadcasters on modifications of the rules that govern TV market modifications for purposes of must-carry and related program carriage rules. The proposals would extend the market modification process to satellite, and for both cable and satellite, would look at issues of “orphan counties” – counties that are part of a DMA that has no TV stations from the state in which the county is located.
Music Technology Policy
DECEMBER 4, 2015
When the market shifts, it hardly ever happens all at once. Given the number of failures racked up by Spotify’s “my way or the highway” attempts to command the market like Mr. Ek’s mythical Viking ancestor, one would think this would start to sink in. That’s because on a microeconomic level, a bunch of decision makers are making small decisions.
Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Christine Riefa, Brunel University Law School, and Christiana Markou, European University, Cyprus, have published Online Marketing: Advertisers Know You are a Dog on the Internet!
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
The RIAA has said ReDigi is the only company to claim digital files could be peddled in a secondary market. It turns out that assessment was wrong. Will Hollywood erupt? read more. Music Movies THR, Esq. Amazon.com Tech
New Media and Technology Law
JANUARY 11, 2011
The Act was introduced following a series of reports and hearings that examined so-called data pass marketing practices in Internet transactions, and the issuance of a report. Data pass transactions involve offers made by third-party marketers at the conclusion of an transaction between an online merchant and a customer. Online Commerce data pass marketing negative option marketing web loyalty programs
Media Law Prof Blog
JANUARY 22, 2010
Hazlette, George Mason University School of Law and Dennis Weisman, Kansas State University Department of Economics, have published "Market Power in U.S. Thomas W. Broadband Services," as George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 09-69. Here is the abstract
Media Law Prof Blog
MAY 1, 2015
The Office has issued some guidelines, available here, for those who market online. Canada's Privacy Commissioner has weighed on the subject of the new Canadian anti-spam statute, CASL which came into effect on July 1, 2014.
Thompson On Hollywood
JUNE 19, 2009
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New Media and Technology Law
MARCH 14, 2011
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, filed a lengthy complaint on March 7, 2011, against mobile marketing entities that have conducted short code marketing campaigns on its network. The complaint alleges that these entities failed to comply with the Mobile Marketing Association’s Consumer Best Practices Guidelines for Cross Carrier Mobile Content Services , which Verizon incorporates into its standard contract provisions.
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