28th February 2006 | marketinglaw

TV channel sponsorship mooted
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
Ofcom’s recent product placement proposals seem to be withering on the vine, but more branded content ideas are coming thick and fast from the regulator. Now a consultation document on…
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Scot Nats face Information Tribunal high noon
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
In March the SNP appears before the data protection law adjudication body, the Information Tribunal. All indications are that on trial will be a cold calling campaign before the last…
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Old growler bites mainly in Spain
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
Tom Waits, scourge of sound-a-like soundtracks, is at it again. First it was crisps, now it’s the motor industry he has his teeth into. With a case pending in Germany…
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Live TV quiz show warning
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
Do the growing numbers of participants in live TV quiz shows know what they are letting themselves in for when they send in their answer? In its recent ‘Statement of…
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Just how close is ‘similar’?
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
No less than six recent Euro/US cases focused on when a registered trade mark is infringed by a ‘similar’ brand. In the ring were T-Online/E! Online, Starbucks/Charbucks, Cerfix/Perfix, BEAM/BEMA, VOV…
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ICSTIS clamps down on 0871 line abuse
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
The 090 prefix has been designated for premium rate adult/chat services for instant recognition as a premium rate line and easier call barring to protect children. Despite this, these services…
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ICO bares all on enforcement strategy
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
For the first time in its history, the UK’s data protection watchdog has come clean on how it will enforce data laws going forward in a ‘Strategy for Data Protection…
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Energy price comparison transparency?
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
As energy prices soar, utility price comparison sites should be worth their weight in gold. But is all what it seems? A recent ASA verdict on an ‘independent’ claim in…
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Does repro right cover image re-creation?
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
Unhappy with a pic of NBA star Kevin Garnett that they had a licence to use, beer brewer Coors’ ad agency re-created it instead. But did the original photographer’s licence…
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Does cancellation right postpone VAT tax point?
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
Now well into their sixth year in force, the distance sales regulations are still throwing up unexpected issues. In this case it was whether the date of payment or the…
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Commission threatens ‘money’s worth’ mayhem
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
So much for simpler, risk-based prize promotion laws in 2007 when the Gambling Act 2005 comes into force. The new Gambling Commission is already suggesting that come 2007, keeping a…
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At last the new BACC Notes of Guidance
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Feb 2006
Just when you thought it was never going to see the light of day, the body that pre-vets all UK TV advertising has published its new Guidance on the interpretation…
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