HH63: GAME-AD-GATE

The Game Theorists reported on the shocking practice of advertising mobile games using fake game play footage. Did they get it right about false advertising law? Report Fraud to the FTC: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/?pid=B Learn about becoming a Habeas Humor patron at www.patreon.com/habehumor Make a one-time contribution to Habeas Humor at buymeacoffee.com/habeas Subscribe to Habeas Humor on iTunes: https://itun.es/us/sms5hb.c Subscribe on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/habeas-humor Twitter/Instagram: @habeashumor Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/habhumor/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/habeashumor/ Email: [email protected] Please note that this podcast is for entertainment only and does not constitute legal advice or form an attorney-client relationship. All rights reserved. Clips: Game Theory: Are Your Mobile Games ILLEGAL? https://youtu.be/iT6eMorkX78 Office Space https://youtu.be/m4OvQIGDg4I Parkay https://youtu.be/9JoXVPxg_oE Matilda https://youtu.be/UXV-x2YSnpk Nissan sand dune ad https://youtu.be/XD_ymapyjPU   Sources: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/truth-advertising https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/advertising-marketing-internet-rules-road https://doi.org/10.1080/13600834.2017.1289835 http://www.shiningrocksoftware.com/ https://www.justia.com/consumer/deceptive-practices-and-fraud/false-advertising/ https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/41 https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/our-history https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/52 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/55 https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/81st-congress/session-2/c81s2ch61.pdf https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/15032395622 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-011-7373-5_45 https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ConfRpt81-1731.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarine https://fkks.com/uploads/news/AM_2014_Intro_and_US_Chapter.pdf https://www.justice.gov/civil/consumer-protection-branch-13 https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/training-materials/enforcement.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advisory-opinions https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2014/01/less-meets-eye https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2014/01/nissan-north-america-inc-advertising-agency-tbwa-worldwide-inc https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2811dc1f-9b69-447f-979d-631e35c77ad0 https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/tapjoy_final_admin_order_8.18.20.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/01/ftc-requires-mobile-advertising-company-stop-misleading-users https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/what-we-do/enforcement-authority https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2013/08/jesta-digital-settles-ftc-complaint-it-crammed-charges-consumers https://kutv.com/news/nation-world/trump-campaign-refunded-122-million-in-2020-much-of-it-after-donor-complaints-of-fraud https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54509970 https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/plr-worldwide-sales-ltd-g20-1061644-plr-worldwide-sales-ltd.html https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2013/gbs/article-22-a/350-a https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2012/bpc/division-7/part-3/chapter-1/article-1/section-17500 https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2051615/polonetsky-v-better-homes/ http://nycadmincode.readthedocs.io/t20/c05/sch01/ https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2011/title-15/chapter-22/subchapter-iii/section-1125 https://www.bbb.org/ https://www.bbb.org/code-of-advertising https://bbbprograms.org/programs/all-programs/national-advertising-division https://bbbprograms.org/programs/all-programs/children's-advertising-review-unit https://www.esrb.org/faqs/