Commissioner and Commission Staff Public Letters
August 22, 2008
- Commission Letter Denying Petition Requesting Initiation of A Trade Regulation Rule Proceeding Concerning Qualified Intermediaries Filed By the Federation of Exchange Accommodators
- News Release
July 29, 2008
- Staff Letter to the NAD Regarding NAD’s Referral of Pure Pharmaceuticals’ Advertising of Sunpill
January 8, 2008
- Staff Opinion Letter Responding To Complaint From Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood -- Concerning the Advertising and Promotion of PG-13-Rated
Movies To Children
December 6, 2007
- Staff Opinion Letter Responding To Complaint From Computer & Communications Industry Association Regarding Alleged Misrepresentations of Consumer Fair Use and Related Rights by Certain Copyright-Holding Corporations
October 9, 2007
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: Commission Advisory Opinion Issued To ACA International Concluding That A Debt Collector Informing A Consumer Who Has Disputed A Debt That Its Collection Efforts Have Ceased Would Not Violate the FDCPA.
September 21, 2007
August 21, 2007
May 29, 2007
May 8, 2007
- Commission Letter Granting Petition of United Auto Group, Inc. and smart USA Distributor LLC, For Stay of Application of the Franchise Rule
- Commission Letter Granting Petition of ZX Automobile Company of North America, Inc.,
For Stay of Application of the Franchise Rule
December 20, 2006
- Staff Opinion Letter Concluding That A Sony Electronics Inc. Proposal -- To Resell As New Returned Consumer Electronics Products That Have Never Been Turned On, and That Satisfy Certain Other Conditions -- Would Be Lawful Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- Sony Electronics Inc. Request
December 7, 2006
- Staff Opinion Letter To Commercial Alert Concluding -- With Respect To A Type of Amplified Word of Mouth Marketing --
That The Staff Will Determine On A Case-By-Case Basis Whether Law Enforcement Action Is Appropriate.
- Commercial Alert Request
August 19, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter to North Mississippi Health Services Regarding the Purchase of Drugs and Their Transfer or Sale At Cost to the Good Samaritan Clinic
- News Release
March 15, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter to Council for Responsible Nutrition Regarding ConsumerLab.com, LLC and its Product Review and Voluntary Certification Programs for Testing Dietary Supplements and Similar Consumer Products [PDF 80KB]
March 14, 2005
- Comment on Virginia House Bils 2518 and 160 and Virginia Senate Bil 272 [PDF 890KB]
- News Release
March 8, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter to the DMA Regarding Email Messages Containing Content From Multiple Advertisers When One of the Advertisers Has the Recipient's Affirmative Consent [PDF 337KB]
February 10, 2005
- Staff Opinion Letter To Commercial Alert Applying Commission Policy To Determine On A Case-By-Case Basis Whether Particular Advertising Formats Such As Product Placements Are Deceptive [PDF 705KB]
- Commercial Alert Request [PDF 446KB]
November 24, 2004
- Letter to EPIC regarding Amazon's Kid's Review Form.
June 17, 2004
May 6, 2004
