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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Patton
My favorite blog post of the year—where I get to assess the best commercials, track the rise in ad costs, and challenge you to identify your favorite celebrity endorsement. This year, demand for ad space was “robust” with some 30-second ad spots going for $8 million (up from around $7 million last year), according to an AP News article. And what’s the primary theme this year?
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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Patton
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule to set new requirements around the collection, use, and disclosure of children’s personal information, including requirements that parents opt-in to third-party advertising before third-parties can share and monetize children’s data.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Patton
Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a 65-page report detailing what it views as its accomplishments over the last four years. In a press release summarizing the report, the FTC touts the following accomplishments specifically: “Putting Money Back in Americans’ Pocketbooks.” In this category, the FTC touts its rule banning junk fees and finalizing its click to cancel rule.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Patton
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule—dubbed the Junk Fees Rule—to address what it views as deceptive pricing practices that cause harm to consumers and that undercut other honest businesses in two specific industries.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Patton
December 6, 2024
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With Black Friday and Cyber Monday only recently behind us, and with Christmas and New Years’ closing in soon, the deals are endless and consumer spending is amplified.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Patton
The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) was established by the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act passed by Congress on December 27, 2020 and began accepting claims in June 2022. It is a voluntary and virtual alternative to federal court for resolving copyright disputes up to $30,000. For further background, see our prior blog post.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Patton
Unless you live under a rock, your news feed has been dominated by the upcoming presidential election and opinions about the respective images and branding embodied by the candidates. What seems different this time is the extent of the celebrity endorsement/influencer attempts to impact voter decision-making.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Elizabeth Patton |Kurt Couchman
Every nook and cranny of the Sunflower State is impacted by 40 senators and 125 representatives in the Kansas Legislature. They represent diverse communities, and their different backgrounds and values reflect the people. It is only within their ability to properly balance competing interests and values, but how can their perception of budgeting work better for the diverse communities they represent?
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Patton
Late last year, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) announced that it had adopted a Final Rule designed “to modernize the rules governing use of the official FDIC signs and advertising statements, and to clarify the FDIC’s regulations regarding false advertising, misrepresentations of deposit insurance coverage, and misuse of the FDIC’s name or logo.” The Final Rule included adoption of a new black and navy-blue FDIC official digital sign, which banks will be required to...
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Patton
*[author: Naomi Lopez]Last month, the Ninth Circuit reeled back protections for digital media platforms on which scam ads are found. Calise v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 103 F.4th 732 (9th Cir. 2024)Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act is a defense companies utilize when faced with liability for third-party fraudulent advertisements published on their online platforms.
