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Com Law 2
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12th Grade
06/21/2015

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Target of FTC Concerns
Definition
Health Claim
Vulnerable audience
financial claims
potentially deceptive claims
Term
safe zone characteristics
Definition
puffery
claim less advertising
vague evaluations
Term
1942 What was Valentine v Chrestenson about
Definition
does the first amendment protect advertizing? in this case? no
Term
1976: Va board of pharmacy was about what?
Definition
verdict: advertizing is protected by the first amendment
Term
what happened in the central hudson case in 1980?
Definition
operationalizes commercial speech by giving it a blue print. central hudson test
Term
central hudson test
Definition
-is the advertisement protected by the first amendment at all?
-does the gov have compelling interest in regulating this advertising
-does the regulation in question really advance that goal?
-is the regulation in question narrowly tailored so as not to squelsh that goal
Term
example of central hudson test
Definition
rubin v coors
Term
what was rubin v coors about?
Definition
started putted alcohol percentage on the side of beer cans. gov used the central hudson test and evaluated that it was legal and the gov's argument was that frats would use it to know what the higher alcohol beers were to get drunker. coors said it was a safety feature.
Term
FTC Deceptive claims: an ad is deceptive if it includes
Definition
a representation or omission likely to mislead
a reasonable person
who relied on the information
Term
3 types of infringement
Definition
-direct copying and derivatives
-vicarious: sony invented a video recorder not for the purpose of people recording tv shows. sue the ppl not the company
-contributory: napster: verdict: the only thing your technology can do is illegal.
Term
copyright holder's rights
Definition
-to copy
-distribute
-to make derivatives
-to play or perform
Term
4 defenses for copyright infringement
Definition
consent
contract
public domain
fair use
Term
derivative work
Definition
controlled by copyright holder
Term
transformative work
Definition
turns material into something new is not controlled by copyright holder. ex. j rowling case. lexicon
Term
how can copyright law be bad?
Definition
we want ppl to create new works and piggy back
Term
3 elements of copyright ability
Definition
original
tangible
replicable
Term
how long does copyright last?
Definition
your life + 70 years
Term
Harper and Row v. nation enterprises
Definition
non parody precedent setting case
Term
campbell v acuff rose music
Definition
parody precedent setting case
Term
a trademark must be reviewed how often?
Definition
every 10 years
Term
what is it called when you don't renew your trademark?
Definition
abandonment
Term
what types of advertizing phases did we go through?
Definition
claim based to lifestyle and today we call it branding
Term
early 1950's:
Definition
all ads geared towards women because women did most of the shoppings
Term
safest thing to say about your product?
Definition
nothing but puffery
Term
no protection for commercial speech that is what?
Definition
is false and misleading, promotes an unlawful transaction
Term
FTC unfair acts & practices:
Definition
-causes injury to the consumer
-which isn't reasonably avoidable by the consumer
-not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers or competition
Term
examples of unfair practice:
Definition
gut buster spring tension. 1000 people reported injury from the consistently breaking foot holders and the spring. failure to disclose breaking risk, claims of stomach flattening were false
Term
when is a practice deceptive?
Definition
-there is a representation likely to mislead consumers
-who are acting reasonably
-the omission or representation affected the consumer
Term
FTC doesn't have to do what?
Definition
have to prove consumers have been mislead.looks at net impression (everything taken together)
Term
disclosures have to be
Definition
clear and conspicuous
Term
prominence
Definition
is it big enough for consumers to notice and read?
Term
presentation
Definition
is wording and format easy for consumers to understand
Term
placement
Definition
is it where consumers will look?
Term
proximity
Definition
is it close to the claim it qualifies?
Term
clear and conspicuous 4 points
Definition
prominence, presentation, placement, proximity
Term
If the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent an ad from being deceptive, then the disclosure must be
Definition
clear and conspicuous
Term
example of deceptive disclosure
Definition
4 automakers advertized 0 money down
Term
likely to be deceptive if
Definition
-expressly false statements
-false implications from product demonstrations
-misuse of scientific or empirical data
Term
substantiation advertizers must have what?
Definition
a reasonable basis for marketing objective claims prior to dissemination
Term
substantiation
Definition
to prove the truth or support the evidence
Term
rules for different types of endorsements
Definition
-consumer endorsements
-expert and organizational endorsements
-disclosure of material connections
Term
example of literal truthfulness
Definition
lean cuisine example
Term
trademark
Definition
any word symbol or device or any combo adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify its goods and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. ex. coca cola.
Term
the strongest protection
Definition
the more creative something is, (parody satire) the more protected it is.
Term
what type of law is copyright law?
Definition
written by congress.
STATUTORY LAW
Term
property law was important why?
Definition
slavery, strictly enforced by the founding fathers
Term
what isn't copyrightable?
Definition
facts. it's about the way you say it.
Term
2 things fall into the public domain
Definition
made before 1923, copyright has run out
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