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

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

Product packaging depicts a mat size that is out of tune with reality.

TINA.org Joins Fight over Michael Jackson Album

Legal battle over Michael Jackson’s posthumous album may create “dangerous” precedent.

Ad or Not? Influencers Invade Coachella

Brands and their paid endorsers cash in at the music festival, sans disclosure.

Fyre Festival Facing Fraud Allegations

Music festival to issue refunds after attendees complain of being stranded without promised accommodations.

Engagement Marketing

How companies get us to engage and form a relationship with the brand or product they are selling.

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…

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…

Policies

It’s Grammy Time: Who’s Belting out Name Brands?

How many ads are hiding in popular songs?

H.R. 3409: Protecting Pyramid Schemes, not Consumers

Former FTC economist outlines issues with new “anti-pyramid” bill.

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…

Fortnite Battle Royale

In March 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sony Interactive Entertainment for allegedly not taking effective measures to prevent children from creating accounts on PlayStation Network and using their…

Sony Xperia SP

The ASA has found Sony’s advertising for the Xperia SP phone to be misleading.

Sony High-Resolution Audio

The The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is a self-regulatory body that monitors advertising in the United Kingdom. recently upheld a complaint that Sony deceptively advertised its high-resolution audio products on…

Sony’s #Gamechanger Misled Consumers, FTC Says

Handheld gaming console failed to deliver the “game changing” technologies promised in advertising.

PlayStation 4 Not the Only Game in Town

Reader says commercial falsely advertises Grand Theft Auto Five as a game exclusive to PS4.

Sony PS4 “Killzone: Shadow Fall” Game Graphics

May 2015: The parties agreed to dismiss the plaintiff’s individual claims in this lawsuit with prejudice, meaning that the plaintiff cannot refile the claims. The reasons for the dismissal have…

Sony Xperia Devices

In August 2017, a federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement that would resolve a class-action lawsuit filed against Sony earlier in 2017. The April 2017 complaint alleges that the…