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FTC Flunks First Court Test of ‘Biz-Op’ Rule

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) loves to trumpet its new enforcement actions, new rules and big court wins through full-court media blitzes. Quite the opposite occurs when it suffers a legal defeat. A case in point involves the FTC’s Business … Continue reading

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FTC: Consumer Cop on the Global Beat

Chances are you have never heard of the “Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Borders Act of 2006,” an addition to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) enforcement statute known as the “SAFE WEB Act.” If you’re selling … Continue reading

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FTC’s ‘Duty of Inquiry’ for Non-Marketers Gets a Judicial Boost

June was a banner month for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) aggressive campaign to hold non-marketers liable for the misdeeds of their marketing clients. No sooner had the ink dried on last month’s post in this space describing the FTC’s … Continue reading

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