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Advertising Associations Build Cross-Industry Task Force to Tackle Transparency Issues
The American Association of Advertising Agencies (known as the “4A’s) and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) want to get to the bottom of concerns about media transparency. To that end, the associations are working together via a new task force designed to “identify material issues and to address them with constructive dialogue and pragmatic … Read More
By Emma Martin -
Comcast Taps Out of Time Warner Deal
Comcast is calling it quits. Bloomberg broke the news Thursday that Comcast is yanking its $45 billion merger proposal with Time Warner Cable, just days after rumors mounted that regulators are poised to block the deal. “The deal’s demise promises to strengthen the hand of online players like Amazon.com Inc., Netflix Inc. and others providing … Read More
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Google VP Warns: ‘It’s Time to Actually Print Digital Photos, Documents, Correspondence’
Call me prescient or just the ever-pessimist, but I was telling people this for some time: let’s get that digital stuff on paper. How old fashioned! But here’s the thing. Few send you a photograph of their new babies anymore, or an actual bona fide letter with a stamp on the envelope. They post the … Read More
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More Blowback Against the Broadband Bandits: FTC Asks Court To Allow ‘Throttling Lawsuit’ to Proceed Against AT&T
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requesting that a federal judge uphold the agency’s authority to bring an enforcement action against AT&T for allegedly “slowing down the broadband connections of some unlimited data users.” In sum, the FTC is asking U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen to reject AT&T’s claim that it’s a “common carrier,” … Read More
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Appeals Court Gives Go-Ahead to Text-Spam Case Against Path Messaging Service
The gavel has come down on mobile social network company Path. The firm will not be able to appeal the decision giving the go-ahead to a consumer’s class-action lawsuit regarding unwanted text messages. The Illinois 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently made the ruling against Path, a popular messaging service for Android, which reportedly sent … Read More
By Michael -
Maybe Your Private Messages Aren’t So Private: Facebook in Class Action Lawsuit for Scanning Messages
Whether you like or dislike Facebook, one thing is for sure: Facebook’s drive to monetize is making the social media company take risks. Now Facebook Inc. faces a class action lawsuit for purportedly scanning the details in private Facebook messages it later used to target advertising. Facebook wanted the lawsuit thrown out, but that was … Read More
By Michael -
Marketers to Meet Lawyers at BAA Conference Nov 5-7 in Chicago
The “Navigating the Marketing Law Maze” conference, which kicks off tomorrow in Chicago, is expected to draw more than 700 industry leaders to the Windy City. To be held at Chicago’s Downtown Marriott Hotel November 5-7, this 36th Annual Brand Activation Association (BAA) Marketing Law Conference will welcome leading regulators, legislators, corporate counsel, marketers, and … Read More
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Will LinkedIn Luck Out? Networking Site Alleges Right To Email Users' Friends
Will LinkedIn luck out? LinkedIn recently asked the judge presiding over its case to dismiss a lawsuit which accuses the social networking site of misappropriating member names and images in an effort to expand membership. The lawsuit was filed a year ago as a potential class-action. The case centers on allegations that LinkedIn emails users’ … Read More
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Google's Gotta Pay, Says FTC Kids Apps Lawsuit
Google will settle charges and repay $19 million to consumers whose children were allegedly deceived into making mobile purchases through the Android app store, according to Federal officials. The Federal Trade Commission filed suit, alleging that since 2011, Google “made it too easy for children to use Android phones to buy items ranging from 99 … Read More
By J. Barton -
The Battle for Samsung Product Ban is Back On
There’s just no backing down for Apple. Despite a federal judge’s ruling in the opposite opinion, Apple believes Samsung’s infringing products should be banned. According to The New York Times, Apple is now moving forward with an appeal even though it won the legal battle against Samsung. Read More
By Mike Randazzo
