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Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log
False advertising and more
Friday, April 27, 2012
New tip: don't use promotions as a cover for legal investigations
It's bad PR at a minimum
, and in some countries you might rouse the relevant competition authority, as Hasbro may be about to find out.
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