HARVEY Norman has been fined $1.25 million in The Federal Court for misleading advertising involving 3D TVs and catalogues.
Phil Lelyveld
Entertainment Technology Center
[The Australian]
…The ACCC said the catalogue gave the “misleading and deceptive impression” that consumers in all places where the catalogue was distributed could buy and use a 3D television to watch the 2010 AFL and NRL grand finals in 3D format.
“In fact, the 3D broadcast was limited to metropolitan Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth,” the ACCC said.
“The catalogue was distributed throughout Australia in places where there was no 3D broadcast of the football grand finals, including after Harvey Norman became aware that the 3D broadcast would be so limited.
“It accordingly represented that the 3D televisions had uses and benefits they did not have.” …
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