2019 Selected Top Ad Law Access Reads and Listens

In 2019, Ad Law Access published 124 stories on a wide range of topics. However, two topics stood out above the others:

• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) CCPA was far and away the most popular topic of 2019 and, as mentioned in one of our last posts of the year, “businesses and privacy professionals would do well to catch their breath over the holiday season. Next year is going to need focus and investment to reach the [CCPA] finish line (which, yes, will continue to move because this is privacy law, after all).​” Here are a few CCPA related posts you may want to read if you haven’t already:
  • Broad Range of Implementation Worries Surfaces at CCPA Rulemaking Hearing in LA December 5

• • Be Careful What You Say About the CCPA November 12

• • CCPA Update: California Attorney General Issues Draft Privacy Rules October 11

• • CCPA Update: Legislature Amends the CCPA to Exclude Employee Data, B2B Communications for One Year September 15

• The FTC’s Powers Under Section 13(b) The continuing questions over the extent of the FTC’s enforcement authority to obtain monetary relief under Section 13(b) were a popular topic with Ad Law Access readers. So popular that we created a Section 13(b) sub-blog:
  • Direct Seller Stands Its Ground: Neora Seeks Declaratory Judgment Against the FTC, Challenging the Agency’s Section 13(b) Authority November 5
  • Business As Usual? FTC Practice in the Wake of Shire ViroPharma and Credit Bureau Center October 22
  • A Potential New Fight Over FTC’s 13(b) Authority May 19

Other posts that resonated with readers:

• FTC Releases New Guide for Influencers November 9
• CBD and False Advertising: Lessons Learned From The Food Court August 9
• Nevada and Maine Advance Legislation Addressing the “Sale” of Personal Data June 4
• FDA and FTC Issue Joint Warning Letters to Three Online CBD Marketers April 2
• FTC to Use 6(b) Authority to Examine Tech Companies’ Data Practices March 22
• Taking Stock of the TCPA in 2019: What is an “Autodialer”? March 4
• The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council: What it Means for Multi-Level Marketers January 10

AD LAW ACCESS PODCAST

2019 also saw the launch of the Ad Law Access podcast. Top episodes included:

• CCPA Update: Legislature Amends the CCPA to Exclude Employee Data, B2B Communications for One Year
• Privacy Update: The Terms of the Facebook Settlement; CCPA Amendments Advance in Calif. Senate
• Cause Marketing - Commercial Co-Ventures: What You Need to Know Before Getting Started (12:30)
• CCPA Update (Amendments, Draft Regulations, and Classification issues) (12:00)
• Texting 101 - The Hot Button Issues to Consider When Running a Texting Campaign (11:25)
• Challenging Competitors' Claims
• Making it in the USA – When Product Origin and Origin Marketing Claims Matter (13:00)
• Influencers Gone Wrong (10:30)
• Influencers and Endorsers: Understanding the Upfront Legal Requirements (9:10)