Stealth Risks of Regulating Stealth Marketing: A Comment on Ellen Goodman's 'Stealth Marketing and Editorial Integrity'

6 Pages Posted: 15 Feb 2007

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Eric Goldman

Santa Clara University - School of Law

Abstract

In this response piece to Ellen Goodman's Stealth Marketing and Editorial Integrity, 85 Tex. L. Rev. 83 (2006), Professor Goldman explores the potential adverse consequences of Professor Goodman's proposal for sponsorship disclosure laws. More specifically, Goldman argues that any deliberation of such disclosure laws must consider: (i) why consumers desire to know the source of content; (ii) whether consumer distrust of marketing wrongly affects consumers' evaluation of content; and (iii) the adverse effects of noisy disclosures.

Keywords: stealth marketing, payola, commercial speech, consumer behavior, sponsorship disclosure laws, broadcasting, search engines

JEL Classification: D83, K2, K23, L51, L82, L86, M31, M37

Suggested Citation

Goldman, Eric, Stealth Risks of Regulating Stealth Marketing: A Comment on Ellen Goodman's 'Stealth Marketing and Editorial Integrity'. Texas Law Review, Vol. 85, 2007, Santa Clara Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-24, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=963219

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