FCC clarifies companies' liability for third-party marketer TCPA violations *

USA - May 14 2013
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a long-awaited declaratory ruling governing when a company is liable under the Telephone…

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FTC denies requests to extend effective date for COPPA Rule revisions *

USA - May 9 2013
The FTC has voted to retain the July 1, 2013 effective date for the revisions to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA Rule), shortly…

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FTC announces COPPA Rule changes to catch up with social networks, smartphones, and other developments *

USA - April 16 2013
As 2012 drew to a close, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued amended rules updating its regulations that implement the Children's Online…

Co-authors: David M. Silverman.

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Is the FTC opening a new front in the war on commercial texting? *

USA - March 8 2013
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced it concurrently filed eight complaints in courts around the United States against "senders of…

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Closed captioning reminder: starting March 30, 2013, video programming that is or was aired live or “near live” on TV must be captioned when distributed online *

USA - March 1 2013
The time is drawing near for the next phase of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements implementing the 21st Century Communications and…

Co-authors: Maria T. Browne.

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