Published by mdholidayshow.com
Dec 22, 2022
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that movie companies can be sued under false advertising statutes if they create fraudulent movie trailers.
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In a case surrounding "Yesterday," the 2019 film portraying a world without the Beatles, U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson made a judgement.
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In January, two Ana de Armas fans filed a complaint, claiming that they rented the film after seeing de Armas in the trailer, only to learn that she was deleted from the final edit.
Universal tried to have the action dismissed, claiming that movie trailers are entitled to extensive First Amendment protection.
Wilson, however, rejected that claim, concluding that a trailer is commercial speech and so subject to California's False Advertising Law and Unfair Competition Law.
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Wilson attempted to address this question by stating that the false advertising legislation only applies when a "substantial number" of "reasonable consumers" may be misled.
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Wilson attempted to address this question by stating that the false advertising legislation only applies when a "substantial number" of "reasonable consumers" may be misled.
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