Affilate Marketing Inside Scoop
In the wake of a federal and state enforcement sweep dubbed Operation Mis-Modification, the principals of a mortgage relief operation and their companies have been banned from the mortgage loan modification and debt relief business pursuant to court orders obtained by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC charged the Florida-based operation
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Cybersquatting is closely related to trademark infringement and trademark dilution. A person engages in cybersquatting when he/she registers, uses or sells an Internet domain name with the intent to profit from it either by ransoming the domain name back to the trademark owner or by using the domain name to
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On February 2, 2016, the European Union and U.S. negotiators announced an agreement in principle to replace the invalidated U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework in furtherance of permitting the transfer of personal data to the U.S. The new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield includes clear safeguards to be put in place by the U.S.
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The monthly subscription model possesses clear and unmistakable benefits for online product and service providers. However, despite their simplicity and lower prices, such plans are also risky. As a result, automatic renewal plans must be designed to comply with applicable federal and state consumer protection laws in order to avoid
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop on October 30, 2015, to explore the growing use of online lead generation in various industries, including consumer lending and education. The workshop, “Follow the Lead: An FTC Workshop About Online Lead Generation,” will gather a variety of stakeholders, including industry representatives, consumer
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On July 16, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington held that disputes over actual knowledge of copyright infringement were irrelevant to an e-merchant's ability to claim copyright safe harbor defenses under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in a case in which the company quickly removed
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stopped a group of marketers in California from using allegedly bogus “risk free trial” offers to sell skincare products online. At the Commission’s request, a federal district court has issued a temporary restraining order against the defendants halting their allegedly deceptive marketing practices, freezing
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