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As reported in the Times of London, the founders of Neteller -- Stephen Lawrence and John Lefebvre a publicly-traded UK online payments company, were arrested in connection with a multibillion-dollar money laundering indictment linked to Internet gambling.
After much debate, including concerns raised by the Federal Trade Commission that the prior proposal would restrict truthful advertising and ultimately harm consumers, the New York State Unified Court System has announced the new attorney advertising regulations that will go into effect February 1, 2007.
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will continue past January 2, 2007 its policy of forbearing enforcement of the prerecorded voice messaging policy under certain limited conditions.
The FTC has announced a January 25, 2007 workshop on marketing programs with negative option features.
Sixteen state attorneys general, led by California, jointly announced $14.5 million dollar settlement agreements on December 12, 2006 with Chase Bank and Trilegiant Corp. concerning their direct mail practices.
When Spam Isn't Spam: An Unfiltered Look at Self-Regulation and the Law Behind E-mail
Second Life was clearly generating the most buzz at the 28th Annual Promotion Marketing Law Conference in Chicago on December 12th. Second Life http:/www.secondlife.com is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), where players create avatars that interact with each other in a large virtual world.
Andrew Lustigman will be leading a roundtable discussion on Direct Marketing Law at the Promotion Marketing Association Annual Law Conference on December 11, 2006 in Chicago.
I write this from the departure gate at Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen, from which I am returning after presenting my paper "Busting Blocks: Appropriate Legal Remedies For Wrongful Inclusion In Spam Filters Under U.S. Law" at the International Conference on Business, Law and Technology.
As the holiday shopping season kicks into full gear, many businesses seek to offer consumers rebates on the product's purchase price.