U.S. States may soon have the ability to run full scale on line gambling activities based on a 180 degree turn by the United States Department of Justice, the regulator that has historically held that any online gambling is illegal in the United States.
For more information, please visit our Legal Bytes blog or read the issued Client Alert here: U.S. Federal Government Reverses its Stance on Online Gaming.
Environmental Leader: Style Beats Substance in Sustainable Packaging, Report Says
Products that show they are “sustainable” with simple, emotive pack designs are more likely to win when shoppers make snap decisions on environmental credentials in the grocery store aisle, according to a study by design research firm The Big Picture.
Excite News: China court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
A court in southern China has rejected a claim by Apple Inc. that a Hong Kong-headquartered tech company has violated its iPad trademark, in the latest development in a case that could affect the U.S. company's financial prospects in the country.
FTC To Provide Refunds to Victims of Bogus Scareware Scam
Starting this week, more than 300,000 consumers who were victims of a "scareware" scam will receive refunds resulting from Federal Trade Commission settlements with Innovative Marketing and other parties involved in the scheme.
Environmental Leader: 90% of Manufacturers Think Their Sustainability is Better than Average
Three-quarters of consumers think manufacturers have not taken enough steps to ensure that their production follows environmental procedures, according to a study from UL, and 70 percent feel companies do not conduct thorough testing before launching new products.
LA Times: FCC passes rules against excessively loud TV commercials
The FCC requires broadcasters to ensure that the sound level on commercials is the same as on programming. It will go into effect in December 2012.
Excessively loud television commercials should be a thing of the past, thanks to the Federal Communications Commission.
Reuters: TV Pitchman Trudeau Loses Appeal of $37.6 Million Fine
Infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau lost his bid to throw out a $37.6 million fine for violating a 2004 Federal Trade Commission settlement over his advertising and a federal appeals court said the amount might even be too low.
Radio & Television Business Report: FTC wants to study voluntary alcohol ads restrictions
The FTC’s goal is not to regulate alcohol advertising – at least not on the face of its latest call for commentary. The goal is to study the effectiveness of the alcohol industry’s voluntary guidelines on advertising in keeping the messaging away from the attention of those too young to use their products.
Bloomberg: Cablevision Sues Verizon Over Claims in Advertisements for Internet Speeds
Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC), the fifth- largest U.S. cable-television provider by subscribers, sued Verizon Communications Inc. for allegedly running an advertising campaign that misrepresents Cablevision’s Internet speeds.
PC World: Yahoo Awarded $610 Million in Spam Case
Yahoo has won a lawsuit against spammers, a legal victory that also includes a default judgment of US$610 million.
ClickZ: Senators Press ICANN on Generic Top-Level Domains
Senators asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to slow down the process of releasing new top-level domains today at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. But the discussion was moot. ICANN, not under the governance of the Senate, sees it as a done deal.
eWeek.com: ISPs Can't Be Forced to Monitor Web Traffic: ECJ
The Court of Justice of the European Union rules that EU law precludes an injunction requiring an ISP to install a system for filtering Web traffic.
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Internet service providers cannot be forced to continually monitor Web traffic in an effort to stem copyright infringement efforts. This case has its origin in a dispute between Scarlet Extended SA, an ISP, and SABAM, a Belgian management company, which is responsible for authorizing the use by third parties of the musical works of authors, composers and editors.
NY Times: Telemarketer Abuse Statute Confounds Supreme Court
“This is the strangest statute I have ever seen,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said near the end of a Supreme Court argument on Monday.
The justices had spent most of the previous hour trying to puzzle out the meaning of a part of 1991 federal law that addresses telemarketing abuses, and they had reached consensus on only one point.
Broadcasting & Cable: Facebook Settles Privacy Issues With FTC
Will try to do business only with ISPs who can protect the privacy of covered information they get from social media site
Facebook has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by not living up to privacy assurances it gave its users. The settlement includes the promise that Facebook will try to do business only with ISPs who can protect the privacy of covered information they get from Facebook.
Broadcasting & Cable: Rep. Markey Not Satisfied With Amazon's Reponse to Kindle Privacy Concerns
Responds that Amazon did not provide enough details about planned use of customer information
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) was not satisfied with Amazon's response to his questions about the security of its new Kindle Fire tablet.
Yahoo News: Obama admin appeals cigarette warning ruling
The Obama administration on Tuesday appealed a U.S. judge's ruling and injunction that blocked tobacco companies from having to display graphic images on cigarette packs and advertising, such as a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat.
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