Washington Focus

Daniel L. Jaffe

In this regular feature the ANA representative discusses three current court cases that threaten aspects of the advertising business in the USA: Kasky v Nike (is all corporate speech 'commercial'?), Lockyer v RJR (youth targeting), and Paramount v ReplayTV (ad-free recording technology).

Washington Focus

From the State House to the Courthouse

Daniel L. JaffeANA Washington Office

 

The ANA constantly must respond to an ever-growing list of regulatory and legislative skirmishes. Sometimes, however, if we are not careful, the immediate can distract us from longer-range issues that threaten to fundamentally change the rules-of-the-game.

That's exactly the risk advertisers are confronted with today. A series of court cases raising complex, novel, and potentially dangerous issues all are wending their way through the courts at the same time. Three of these cases, which are discussed in more detail below, are of particular importance:...

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