2nd May 2000 | marketinglaw

US children’s website data privacy laws bite and highlight consent rules in UK
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
The federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, approved in 1998, finally came into force across the USA by way of FTC rules introduced under the Act. Topic: Data privacy…
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UK finally wakes up to new Comparative Advertising Regulations.
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
Less than a month before the 23 April date when the new Comparative Advertising Regulations were due to become law in the UK, the ITC announced its intention to amend…
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Spice Girls’ unpaid lambretta ad fee claim backfires
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
A contract covering the appearance of the Spice Girls in advertising for lambrettas manufactured by Aprilia contained no warranty on the part of the pop group that all five performers…
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Small print doesn’t save parallel car importer
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
Ford brought proceedings over advertising by a non Ford authorised car dealer who imported cars from southern Europe, where they were registered and the one year manufacturer’s guarantee started to…
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Quiz shows “inspired by” “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” lead to format rights action
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
In proceedings brought late last year in Denmark creators and owners of the rights in “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” the Copenhagen Bailiff Court granted Celador an Order prohibiting…
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Premiership Lotter-e launches UK’s first on-line legal lottery.
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
With the support of seven Premier League clubs, Alladin Ltd launched Britain’s first legal on-line lottery. Topic: Games of chance and skill Who: The Football Society of Great Britain…
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Loss arising out of supply carve-out blunted
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
Wang admitted it had committed a number of breaches of its contract to supply engineers’ brassware manufacturer Pegler with a bespoke computer system. Topic: ContractWho: Wang (UK) Ltd and…
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Lady Diana Pizza painting squabble revives copyright in ads questions.
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
Andre Durand agreed to paint a portrait of the defendant Mario, a restaurateur, for £15000 worth of free meals Who: Andre Durand and Mario e Pepe LtdWhen: October 99Where:…
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FTC issues
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
The Federal Trade Commission has published a comprehensive “working paper” providing a guide to on-line advertisers on how to use disclosures to ensure observance of applicable consumer protection laws. …
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E link cases send differing global messages
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
Three recent judgments from three countries send out a not entirely consistent message to those contemplating differing types of links to other sites. Topic: e linksWho: Estee Lauder and…
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Chaplin estate doesn’t get Israeli National Lottery ads joke
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
The main theme of the Israeli National Lottery’s advertising in the early 90’s was Charlie Chaplin’s “Little Tramp” character, who appeared in posters, TV ads (in re-creations of scenes from…
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Anti Olympic reference law floors Duracell promo
Written Osborne Clarke on 02 May 2000
Duracell planned an on-pack promotion offering a prize of a trip to the Sydney Olympics this Summer, but they did this without the involvement of the British Olympic Association and…
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All Articles from 2nd May 2000

US children’s website data privacy laws bite and highlight consent rules in UK

UK finally wakes up to new Comparative Advertising Regulations.

Spice Girls’ unpaid lambretta ad fee claim backfires

Small print doesn’t save parallel car importer

Quiz shows “inspired by” “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” lead to format rights action

Premiership Lotter-e launches UK’s first on-line legal lottery.

Loss arising out of supply carve-out blunted

Lady Diana Pizza painting squabble revives copyright in ads questions.

FTC issues

E link cases send differing global messages

Chaplin estate doesn’t get Israeli National Lottery ads joke

Anti Olympic reference law floors Duracell promo

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