LESSON 4: ADVERTISING REGULATIONS AND ETHICS Flashcards
- Refers to a number of different author or company creations for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized under law
Intellectual property
● Logo, Taglines
Trademark
● A brand corporate name, or distinctive symbol that identifies the seller’s brand and this differentiates it from the brands of other sellers.
Trademark
Intellectual Property Code
● R.A 8923
● Protects intellectual property rights
Trademark
Registration and protection of trademarks, trade names, and service marks.
● R.A 166
● Providing remedies and other purposes
Trademark
● Protection of URLs
Trademark
● Gives an organization the exclusive right to use or reproduce original works, such as advertisements or package design, for a specified period of time.
Copyright Protection
Intellectual Property Code
● R.A. 8293
● Commonly used designs and symbols cannot be copyrighted
Copyright Protection
● Copyrighting of coined words, phrases, illustrations, characters and photographs can offer some protection.
Copyright Protection
- Some product categories, such as over-the-counter drugs, are particularly difficult to advertise
International Laws & Regulations
- Advertising for certain products is banned. True or False?
TRUE
is considered an invasion of privacy in some European countries is forbidden
Direct marketing
Screening and rejecting ads that violet their standards of truth and good taste
Media Review of Advertising
Each individual medium has the direction to accept or reject a particular ad
Media Review of Advertising
they don’t accept illegal ads.
Publications - readers digest
- Develops, uses, and enforces norms within its own practices
Self-Discipline
All major advertisers and advertising agencies have in-house ad review procedures including reviews by agency and client attorneys.
Self-Discipline
- Are the claims verifiable?
- Is there research and data to prove the truth of the claims?
- Is there anything in the wording that could be misinterpreted or misleading?
- Is there anything deceptive in the visual image
Self-Discipline
When the development, use, and enforcement of norms comes from the industry
Industry Self-Regulation
The most effective attempts at pure self-regulation have come through industry groups
Industry Self-Regulation
Is a non-stock, non-profit organization which aims to promote truth and fairness in advertising through self-regulation of advertising content.
Ad Standards Council