What We're Reading 12/14/2009
Excite News: Government delays new ban on Internet gambling
The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling.
Adweek: Ad Groups Fight Tobacco Act
ANA, 4A's and AAF claim regulations are unconstitutional
Three key industry groups have mounted a challenge to new tobacco laws.
The Association of National Advertisers, the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the American Advertising Federation filed a "friend of the court" brief in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
InfoWorld: Court orders 'spam gang' network to pay $15.2 million
The international operation sent billions of spam e-mail messages, the FTC says
A U.S. district court judge has ordered the largest "spam gang" in the world to pay nearly $15.2 million for sending unsolicited e-mail messages marketing male-enhancement pills, prescription drugs, and weight-loss supplements, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.
Reuters: EBay fined by Paris court over LVMH sales
A French court fined eBay Inc 1.7 million euros ($2.6 million) for violating a 2008 injunction that prevents French users of the online auction site from buying or selling LVMH perfumes and cosmetics on any eBay website.
Mediaweek: Nielsen Accelerates Single-Source Meter Rollout
Urged by clients to move faster, Nielsen responded Tuesday (Dec. 1) with a plan to accelerate the rollout of the Internet meter to its national people meter sample. The plans call for Nielsen to complete the roll out by Aug. 31, 2010, instead of some time in 2011.
