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The Advertising Law Blog provides commentary and news on developing legal issues in advertising, promotional marketing, Internet, and privacy law. This blog is sponsored by the Advertising, Marketing & Promotions group at Olshan. The practice is geared to servicing the needs of the advertising, promotional marketing, and digital industries with a commitment to providing personal, efficient and effective legal service.

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Ninth Circuit Issues Pro-Plaintiff Ruling in Do-Not-Call Suit

Dual-purpose phones can qualify as “residential” numbers to support a TCPA action

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and its regulations prohibit calls and text messages to residential telephone subscribers who have registered their phone numbers on the national do-not-call list maintained by the federal government. While business lines are not eligible to be registered on the national do-not-call list, in practice there is nothing that bars such registration. As a result, TCPA litigation sometimes requires a determination as to whether a phone line is used for residential or business purposes. This issue arises more frequently in the current gig-economy era, because many cell phone owners use their devices for both personal and business purposes. Read More ›

FTC Amends Telemarketing Sales Rule

Payment methods, Verification, Do Not Call provisions among those modified Read More ›

Telemarketer avoids TCPA liability by working with Special Olympics

Magazine subscription program defeats Do Not Call lawsuit Read More ›

Time Warner Must Pay Customer $1500 Per Illegal Call

Total judgment awarded to cable subscriber is $229,500 Read More ›

Business Sues Telemarketer In Wake Of Costly Class Action

Telemarketer’s Do Not Call Violations Cost Business $6 Million Read More ›

Drastic Anti-Texting Law Takes Effect in Connecticut; New Jersey Also Under Consideration

New law calls for penalties of up to $20,000 per violation. Read More ›

Sprint Agrees To Record FCC Fine For Do-Not-Call Violations

Sprint also agrees to preventative measures. Read More ›

Must Use Due Diligence When Buy From Lead Generators

Companies that use lead generators must exercise due diligence when they buy lists of phone numbers. Read More ›

FTC Obtains $7.5 Million Settlement in Do Not Call Case

In United States vs. Mortgage Investors Corp. of Ohio, filed in the Middle District of Florida on June 25, 2013, a home loan refinancing company agreed to pay a $7.5 million civil penalty for allegedly violating Do Not Call provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). Read More ›

Reminder: TCPA Changes Are Coming - Express Written Consent Required For All Pre-Recorded Telemarketing Calls

As a reminder, last year the FCC revised its rules for auto-dialed calls to completely eliminate the established business relationship (EBR) exemption for calls to landline numbers. The new regulations go into effect on October 16, 2013. Read More ›

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