One of the strangest yet most well-known court cases blaming a band for a fan’s suicide concluded 25 years ago, on Aug. 24, 1990. On trial was the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, who released ...

In a recent essay for RollingStone.com, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford recalled the band's 'subliminal messages' trial 25 years ago. Twenty-five years ago in a Reno, Nev., courtroom, members of the ...

While the U.S. Congress has never passed a law restricting subliminal advertising, government agencies have said the practice is unfair and could result in enforcement, especially for broadcast ...

Some consumers are concerned about businesses using covert methods to influence purchasing decisions. They fear that some of the methods used by the advertising media can have such an effect on the ...

A funny thing happened at a concert hall in Liverpool recently, when two artists attempted to implant a subliminal message in the minds of their audience. Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard refuse to ...

The birth of subliminal advertising reads almost like a script from a television show. In this real-life story, the spotlight falls on James M. Vicary, an independent marketing researcher. On ...