Truth in Advertising: BP v. Royal Purple

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Truth in Advertising: BP v. Royal Purple

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NAD recommended Royal Purple discontinue claims such as “Increases horsepower and torque by as much as 3 percent,” “Reduces Engine Wear by 80 percent,” “Superior Oxidation Stability” and “Provides Film Strength Up to 400 Percent.”

“If industry-standard tests or tests with carefully documented controls were abandoned, there would be no basis whatsoever for making any meaningful claims about the relative efficacy of motor oils,” BP said in its challenge.

NAD recommended that Royal Purple discontinue claims that stated, “Improves fuel economy by as much as 5 percent” and “Fuel economy improvement up to 5 percent or more” because its Environmental Protection Agency testing was inconclusive and the “Oklahoma State Study” and single cylinder Labeco CLR diesel engine testing cited in Royal Purple’s advertising was not relevant. The NAD noted the 1997 OSU Study was “outdated and nothing in the record demonstrated that the formulations of the competitors’ oils were similar to those available for sale on the market today.”
 
Holy [censored] Mike, there have been about sixty zillion posts on the subject. At the very least you know someone will post about this sort of thing the first day it's released.
 
Supreme court has been trying to rule on whether advertising is afforded freedom of speech, in essence allowing them to say whatever they want without regard to false statements.
 
Originally Posted By: wileyE
Supreme court has been trying to rule on whether advertising is afforded freedom of speech, in essence allowing them to say whatever they want without regard to false statements.


That would be the end of civilization as we know it. It's not freedom of speech, it is supposed to be factual. If they are allowed to lie then it is totally meaningless and I can't even use it to consider purchases.

John
 
Originally Posted By: wileyE
Supreme court has been trying to rule on whether advertising is afforded freedom of speech, in essence allowing them to say whatever they want without regard to false statements.


That's NOT the definition of "Freedom of Speech". You can't just say or write anything and everything……….
 
Freedom of speech is fine if that speech does not mislead people into spending their hard earned money for a product that does not deliver. That would be considered as false advertising. Say whatever you like but don't expect people to pay for a product that falls short of the manufacturer claims. Those that use false advertising to sell their products should be exposed and punished.
 
Originally Posted By: Pablo
Originally Posted By: wileyE
Supreme court has been trying to rule on whether advertising is afforded freedom of speech, in essence allowing them to say whatever they want without regard to false statements.


That's NOT the definition of "Freedom of Speech". You can't just say or write anything and everything……….

Well said.

The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic. [...] The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, Supreme Court Justice.
 
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