In Part 1 of our two-part series about advertising in the metaverse, we summarized its history, discussed its broad implications, and analyzed the attention regulators are giving to false advertising in this area. In...more
8/31/2022
/ Advertising ,
Blockchain ,
Brand ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Contests & Promotions ,
Endorsements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Influencers ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Marketing ,
Metaverse ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sweepstakes ,
Trademarks
In his 1992 sci-fi thriller Snow Crash, author Neal Stephenson allowed his characters to escape from a dystopian Los Angeles into a completely virtual realm he called the metaverse. Thirty years later, in the age of...more
8/29/2022
/ Advertising ,
Brand ,
Corporate Branding ,
FTC Act ,
Global Market ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Metaverse ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular ,
Virtual Reality
Given the recent rise in the popularity and profitability of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), celebrities have entered the market not only by purchasing NFTs, but also by minting their own. However, because NFTs often involve the...more
In its much-anticipated cryptocurrency executive order issued earlier this month, the Biden administration called for a coordinated interagency approach to the regulation of digital assets and to the study of their potential...more