Sony Music Brands Sony Music TINA.org joined other consumer advocates including UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice and Consumer Action in filing an amici curiae brief in a case against Sony Music alleging…
Sony Music Entertainment’s “Michael” Album Class Action Sony Music Entertainment’s “Michael” Album December 2020: TINA.org joined other consumer advocates – including UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice – in filing an amici curiae brief that explained, among other things,…
Fisher-Price Dancin’ Tunes Music Mat Ad Alert Fisher-Price Dancin’ Tunes Music Mat Product packaging depicts a mat size that is out of tune with reality.
Sirius XM Music Plans Class Action Sirius XM Music Plans Allegations: Failing to include its “U.S. Music Royalty Fee” in advertised prices
YouTube Music and YouTube Premium Class Action YouTube Music and YouTube Premium Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel
TINA.org Joins Fight over Michael Jackson Album Blog TINA.org Joins Fight over Michael Jackson Album Legal battle over Michael Jackson’s posthumous album may create “dangerous” precedent.
Fyre Festival Facing Fraud Allegations Consumer News Fyre Festival Facing Fraud Allegations Music festival to issue refunds after attendees complain of being stranded without promised accommodations.
Ad or Not? Influencers Invade Coachella Consumer News Ad or Not? Influencers Invade Coachella Brands and their paid endorsers cash in at the music festival, sans disclosure.
Certain Vinyl Records from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Class Action Certain Vinyl Records from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Allegations: Falsely marketing that recordings are from the original or master recording when the files have undergone a digital mastering process
Engagement Marketing Consumer Basics Engagement Marketing How companies get us to engage and form a relationship with the brand or product they are selling.
Savage X Fenty Brands Savage X Fenty TINA.org investigated the web-based lingerie company Savage X Fenty, which is a joint venture between TechStyle, Inc. (f/k/a Just Fabulous, Inc.) and music icon Robyn Rihanna Fenty (aka Rihanna), and…
H.R. 3409: Protecting Pyramid Schemes, not Consumers Blog H.R. 3409: Protecting Pyramid Schemes, not Consumers Former FTC economist outlines issues with new “anti-pyramid” bill.
It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands? Blog It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands? How many ads are hiding in popular songs?
Guitar Hero Live Class Action Guitar Hero Live In September 2018, a false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Activision regarding the marketing of Guitar Hero Live music video games. According to the plaintiffs, the company represented that…
Recording Industry Association of America Consumer Basics Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that supports and promotes major music companies. The RIAA’s main function is to protect the rights of artists and…
Michael Jackson Album Lawsuit Comes to An End Blog Michael Jackson Album Lawsuit Comes to An End The case may be resolved but what will deceived consumers get out of the deal?
Ad or Not? Snapchat and DJ Khaled Consumer News Ad or Not? Snapchat and DJ Khaled Is DJ Khaled the key endorser on Snapchat?
Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes Consumer News Exposing Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes Here’s a list of some key cases.
DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up Consumer News DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up The ‘King of Snapchat’ scales back promotion of alcohol following TINA.org investigation.