The Advertising Law Blog provides commentary and news on developing legal issues in advertising, promotional marketing, Internet, and privacy law. This blog is sponsored by the Advertising, Marketing & Promotions group at Olshan. The practice is geared to servicing the needs of the advertising, promotional marketing, and digital industries with a commitment to providing personal, efficient and effective legal service.
E-commerce businesses received welcome news on September 30, 2026 when Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 690, a pro-business measure aimed at curbing the recent epidemic of lawsuits and demand letters brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). Based on CIPA’s anti-surveillance wording dating back to the 1970s, plaintiffs had been using the statute to target e-commerce websites for using common website tracking technologies.
Over the last few years, the rapid expansion in the way that artificial intelligence has been used has opened a world of creative possibilities. In the area of advertising, recent legislation is attempting to play catch-up, presenting advertisers with legal limitations on the use of the latest technologies.
Olshan Intellectual Property and Brand Management & Protection partner Barry Greenbaum was quoted in Bloomberg Law’s New York Brief item, “SDNY Ruling Offers ‘Warning’ for Data Laws,” on the First Amendment considerations state lawmakers may face when regulating AI and algorithmic recommendations.