Presentation on Internet Law Updates at IP Institute

Hannah Poteat and I covered “The Here and Now of Internet and Privacy” at the California Bar’s 38th Intellectual Property Institute in Berkeley last week. My PowerPoint is below.

FTC Warns Search Engines on Disclosure Compliance

The FTC has consistently stressed that a consumer should know when content is advertisements. As a result, the FT C has sent letters to search engines instructing them to clarify how they display ads within search results since “the features traditional search engines use to differentiate advertising from natural search results have become less noticeable to…

Presentation on Updated FTC Disclosure Guidelines

Below from a prior post are Social Media examples in the updated guidelines and then Acting Division Head Chuck Harwood’s explanation of social media disclosures at the September US-China Legal Exchange. Prior Posts: FTC Updates Dot Com Disclosure Guidelines (Mar 13) FTC Reboots .com Disclosures: Four Key Points and One Possible Way to Bypass the Issue Altogether…

FTC Reboots .com Disclosures: Four Key Points and One Possible Way to Bypass the Issue Altogether

FTC BLOG POST FTC Reboots .com Disclosures: Four Key Points and One Possible Way to Bypass the Issue Altogether By Lesley Fair March 12, 2013 – 2:04pm We asked how the FTC’s 2000 staff guidance document Dot Com Disclosures was working for you, and you said it was due for some updating. After hosting a workshop and…

CLBR Episode #93: Dan Tynan on Facebook, Broken Internet, Banana Endorsements, Dan Ackroyd and the Big East

DAN TYNAN RETURNS TO CLBR For a Free Wheeling Discussion on Facebook Likes, Broken Internets, Banana Endorsements and a Surprise Dan Ackroyd Appearance (Kind of) Background More Privacy Perils: Facebook Data Is Greater Than The Sum Of Your Likes (Forbes) The Internet: You broke it, you own it. Now fix it. Would you trust a LinkedIn…

FTC Updates Dot Com Disclosure Guidelines

FTC PRESS RELEASE FTC Staff Revises Online Advertising Disclosure Guidelines “Dot Com Disclosures” Guidance Updated to Address Current Online and Mobile Advertising Environment The Federal Trade Commission today released new guidance for mobile and other online advertisers that explains how to make disclosures clear and conspicuous to avoid deception. Updating guidance known as Dot Com Disclosures, which was…

CLBR Segment 2: News Update and Debates

NEWS UPDATE & FOLLOW UP Google to Block YouTube Video in Brazil Google Brazil to Take Down Controversial Video Chief Arrested Over Video Google Brazil Chief Arrested Over YouTube Video Cal Enacts Anti-Social Media Snooping Law Praised by ACLU Prof Goldman is a critic See Backgrounder for May 16th CLBR on this topic FTC Watch…

Washington Watch: FTC Expands COPPA Reach and Scrutinizing “Up to” Claims

FTC Proposal Would Expand COPPA Reach to Ad Networks Collecting Info from Children The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed clarification of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act to expand the reach of sites covered by the act to include a plug-in or ad network is covered by the Rule when it knows or…

Washington Watch: Rights, Disclosures and Investigations

Issa-Wyden Generate Buzz on Internet Bill of Rights Speaking at the Personal Democracy Forum, anti-SOPA allies Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) suggested that it was time for an Internet Bill of Rights and have launched a crowd-sourcing site to incorporate third parties’ views. The proposed Bill of Rights has the following…

Segment 2: Disclosure for Political Bloggers? A Proposal from California.

The Proposal “In order for people to really know whether they can have faith and trust in the independence of recommendations they are receiving, they have to be aware” of any payments, she said. Currently, campaigns are required to report to the state any payments they make to Internet sites. But they can hide such…

CLBR Segment 1: Updating the E-Disclosure Guidelines

Background 2000 FTC Unveils DotCom Disclosure Guidelines. As the Guidelines explained “[d]isclosures that are required to prevent deception mor to provide consumers material information about a transactionmust be presented clearly and conspicuously.” To evaluate whether a particular disclosure is clear and conspicuous, consider: the placement of the disclosure in an advertisement and its proximity to the claim…

FTC Watch: MySpace Consent Decree and Mobile Disclosures

Myspace Enters Consent Decree For Privacy Policy Violations Myspace has entered a consent decree with the FTC for violating promises in its privacy policy that it would not share users personally identifiable information, or use such information in a way that was inconsistent with the purpose for which it was submitted, without first giving notice…

FTC To Hold May Workshop On Updates to Dotcom Disclosure Guidelines

FTC Will Host Public Workshop to Explore Advertising Disclosures in Online and Mobile Media on May 30, 2012 Below are the FTC Announcement on the workshop (Part One), its 2011 request for comments on updating the guidelines (Part Two) and links to comments submitted (Part Three) PART ONE: The Federal Trade Commission will host a…

STATE OF THE BLOGOSPHERE 2011: DANGEROUSLY UNAWARE

STATE OF THE BLOGOSPHERE 2011: DANGEROUSLY UNAWARE; FTC TO DISCUSS ON CYBER LAW & BUSINESS REPORT Technorati presented its 2011 State of the Blogosphere at the recent Blog World LA and some of its findings were surprising. Among bloggers working with brands in their content: * only 45 percent were aware of the 2009 FTC…