8th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will replace the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on January 1, 2023. With some rights retroactive to January 1, 2022, businesses should prepare now. Continue Reading
Sports Betting: Where the Future Is Online
8th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Although the U. S. Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) previously prohibited most states from legalizing sports betting, the Supreme Court found in 2018 that PASPA was unconstitutional, clearing the way for states to Continue Reading
The Regulatory Outlook for THC’s (Mostly) Legal Cousin, Ingestible CBD
8th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Ingestible cannabidiol (CBD) products, including gummies, tinctures, tonics and capsules, are growing in popularity and make up a significant part of the multi-billion dollar global CBD market. However, although CBD is generally legal under Continue Reading
Navigating the Re-Entry of Live Events
8th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communication Law The alcoholic beverage industry has traditionally been one of the most active live-event sponsors. Whether it be sporting events, music festivals or sponsored brand-experience events, alcohol brands gravitate towards live events because they Continue Reading
Hollywood Attempts to Reopen Production After COVID-19 Shutdown
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law The dominant storyline for Hollywood in 2020 has been how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel restrictions and bans on non-essential work paused nearly all film and television production for several months throughout the spring and Continue Reading
E-Tailers Beware: Regulators Are Drilling Down on Negative Option Marketing
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law If you look at your credit card statements, chances are that you have one or more recurring monthly or annual charges, whether for media subscriptions, meal delivery services, workout apps, cosmetics shipments or clothing rentals. Subscription Continue Reading
Digital Media in the Age of CCPA
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Since the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) came and went without the issuance of final regulations by California’s Attorney General, and since the final regulations were not yet in force when the Continue Reading
That Post Could Cost You: Copyright Infringement Claims Continue for Social Media Posts
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law What do Kim Kardashian, Amy Schumer, LeBron James, Gigi Hadid, and the brands Versace, Fenty and Moschino all have in common? Each has been sued for copyright infringement after posting on their social media channels photographs owned by Continue Reading
Record COPPA Settlements Indicate Stronger Privacy Protections for Children
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached record settlements with popular online social media platforms that were collecting personal information from children in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Continue Reading
Navigating High Stakes Issues in a Budding Industry
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Last year was a watershed moment for the cannabis and hemp industries. And despite the widespread impacts of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy, if those developments are any indication, the years ahead will bring significant changes to the burgeoning Continue Reading