ABC is right!(but the Weinsteins win…again!)

ABC is right! by Corey May, CEO The CommunicationsJournal Was this a publicity stunt as they used to say?  We are all much too smart to be fooled by Hollywood in 2011! C’mon now!  How can anyone be surprised that ABC refused to air the My Idiot Brother commercial?  Here’s why according to the Hollywood… Continue reading ABC is right!(but the Weinsteins win…again!)

Why You Shouldn’t Assume Public Domain

Why you shouldn’t assume what you think is “old” or “folk” or “governement” is public domain. READ HERE about the Kookaburra case that cost Men at Work, an Australian band,  5% royalities to the Australian Girl Gudes for “Kookaburra Sits on the Old Gum Tree.”

Guidelines for Marketing to Children

by Corey May, M.S., Bar Certified Paralegal The turning point in 1990 was The Children’s Television Act (CTA).  CARU Children’s Advertising Review Unit recommends that advertisements should not mislead children about the product, its performance or nutritional value.  CARU has stated that the visual impression that children receive from the majority of advertising is as… Continue reading Guidelines for Marketing to Children