ArticleFlu Shot Reminder Text Doesn't Violate TCPAIn the continuing battle between would-be class action plaintiffs and entities relying on text messaging to communicate with consumers (and, here, patients) ...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleFTC Extends Public Comment Period For Proposed Rule On Junk FeesIn October, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it was proposing a rule prohibiting "junk fees," which the FTC called, "hidden and bogus fees that can harm consumers and undercut honest businesses." United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleInstagram Announces Restrictions On Branded Content And Says Further Policies Are ComingInstagram announced that branded content that promotes goods such as vaping, tobacco products, and weapons will not be allowed.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleJPC Requests Industry Input Ahead Of Upcoming AFofM NegotiationsAlthough the American Federation of Musicians Commercial Announcements Agreement expired in early December, the Joint Policy Committee and the AFofM agreed to extend the contractUnited StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleLet The Music Play: AFofM Commercials Announcements Agreement ExtendedThe ANA-4A's Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations and the American Federation of Musicians (AFofM) have agreed to an eighteen-month extension of the Commercials Announcements...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleNew Federal Budget Revives Section 181Among the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 passed by Congress and signed by the President on February 9 is a retroactive extension of Internal Revenue Code Section 181.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleNew York Sues Juul; American Medical Association Calls For Full Ban On VapingNew York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court against JUUL Labs, Inc. for deceptive and misleading marketing of its e-cigarettes.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleProduction Tax Incentives For Video GamesWhile tax incentives for film and television productions receive a lot of publicity, many states offer valuable business incentives for the production or development of video games as well. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleProsecutors Examine App Data CollectionDoes your smartphone app collect personal information about users without proper disclosures?United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleREMINDER: Use Of The SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Digital WaiverAs we previously covered, the "traditional" SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract expired on December 1, 2022, and the "new" SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract took effect as of January 1, 2023.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleSports Industry News For SpringHere's what's happening at the intersection of sports, marketing, and entertainment law as we hit Spring United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleSpotify Says "No" To Political AdvertisingLast week, Spotify announced that it would not accept political advertising in 2020. Spotify joins other platforms, including Google, Twitter, and Facebook, United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleThe Latest Bulletin From The JPCCheck out the Joint Policy Committee's latest Bulletin: "Joint Clarification on Downgrades and the Use of Material in New Commercials."United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleVermont Lifts Restriction on Purchases in Contests of Skill big change in a small state may have made your skill contests easier: Vermont has amended its Contests and Sweepstakes law to permit marketers to require a purchase as part of a contest. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleWashington Moves To Reduce Statutory Damages Under Its Anti-Spam LawWashington lawmakers are looking to scale back damages available to plaintiffs under the state's anti-spam law, the Commercial Electronic Mail Act ("CEMA")—a development that could potentially reshape the recent but ongoing wave of litigation related commercial email practices. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleCPPA Board Approves New Rules On Automated Decisionmaking Technology, Risk Assessments, Cybersecurity Audits, And MoreAt its July 24, 2025 meeting, the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency voted unanimously to finalize regulations on automated decisionmaking technology, risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, and other areas.United StatesPrivacyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleTech Companies Signal Willingness To Collaborate On Nationwide Uniform Online Data SecurityRecent enactments of state privacy protection laws have left a patchwork of legislation concerning online data security to which technology companies ...United StatesPrivacyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleIRS Provides Further Coronavirus-Related Tax ReliefPreviously, the IRS granted most taxpayers an extension until July 15, 2020 to file returns and pay federal income taxes originally due on April 15United StatesTaxFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
VideoEmployee Compensation In Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies, Or NFTs (Video)In this week's episode of TLDR, Gavin McElroy discusses whether it is okay to pay employees in cryptocurrencies or NFTs. Watch below!United StatesTechnologyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleUpdated Proposed Second Amendment To New York's Department Of Financial Services Cybersecurity RegulationOn June 28, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") published a proposed Second Amendment to its Cybersecurity Regulation.United StatesTechnologyFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC