tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21711732.post4922388607414666437..comments2023-09-28T06:14:47.596-04:00Comments on Peter's Place: Responsibility of Advertising in InfomercialsPeter C. Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253275093865817890noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21711732.post-18056224326687571512009-06-11T10:20:19.155-04:002009-06-11T10:20:19.155-04:00I think the idea originally was that regular comme...I think the idea originally was that regular commercials are pretty obviously advertisements, but that infomercials are similar enough (both in length and format) to regular TV programming that people might mistake an infomercial for a program if a disclaimer was not added. Just like when magazines and newspapers print ads that are in a format similar to their regular content, they print the word "Advertisement" above it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com