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Contact Lens Rule

Rule Updated Date

July 4, 2004

The Contact Lens Rule contains two key requirements. The first requirement is that contact lens prescribers (i.e., optometrists and ophthalmologists) must provide patients with a copy of their contact...

Text of Rule

Press Release

Consumer Protection Cops Join Forces to Fight Illegal Spam Six Agencies on Three Continents Will Leverage Law Enforcement Efforts

Date

July 2, 2004

Law enforcers from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia announced today that they will join forces and share resources to fight illegal spam. A Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S...

Report

Enforcement Actions Pursuant to Title V, Subtitle B of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ("Fraudulent Access to Financial Information"): Fourth Annual Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress

Date

July 1, 2004

Text of Report [PDF 18KB] (24.34 KB)

Report

Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Fourth Follow-Up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries (July 2004): A Report to Congress

Date

July 1, 2004

Text of Report [PDF 939K] (917.74 KB)

Cooperation Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Enforcement Assistance in Commercial Email Matters with United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia

Date

June 30, 2004

Related Releases

Consumer Protection Cops Join Forces to Fight Illegal Spam Six Agencies on Three Continents Will Leverage Law Enforcement Efforts

Text of the Memorandum of Understanding (32.31 KB)

Jun30

Event

Roundtable on Methodologies for Assessing Accuracy and Completeness of Credit Reports

June 30, 2004 | 12:00AM

The FTC's Bureau of Economics hosted a roundtable with researchers, scholars, and practitioners in the credit reporting industry on methodologies for assessing the accuracy and completeness of credit...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 04-2

Date

June 22, 2004

Discusses use of a NFDA-designed receipt for third-party caskets.

Opinion 04-2 (140.05 KB)

Jun21

Event

Radio Frequency IDentification: Applications and Implications for Consumers

June 21, 2004 | 12:00AM

The emergence of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has important implications for businesses, consumers, and policymakers. Companies are turning to RFID to manage warehouse inventory...

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Information Security -- Challenges for Businesses and Consumers

Date

June 16, 2004

J. Howard Beales, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Testimony (49.73 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 04-3

Date

June 7, 2004

Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a web-based travel service.

Press Release

Announced Actions for June 2, 2004

Date

June 2, 2004

Commission authorization of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the filing of a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in 3M Company v. LePage’s Inc., No. 02...

Cases and Proceedings

MTS, Inc., et al., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

June 2, 2004

FTC Matter/File Number

032-3209

Docket Number

C-4110

Report

The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003: National Do Not Email Registry: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress

Date

June 1, 2004

Text of the Commission Report (1.33 MB)

Cases and Proceedings

Hanson Publications, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 26, 2004

FTC Matter/File Number

022-3219

Cases and Proceedings

NCO Group, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 13, 2004

FTC Matter/File Number

992-3012

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 04-1

Date

May 12, 2004

Reaffirms earlier staff advisory opinion that a funeral home may not make consumers sign for third-party caskets.

Opinion 04-1 (245.25 KB)

May12

Event

Hispanic Consumer Outreach Forum

May 12, 2004 | 12:00AM

The FTC and the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime hosted a workshop on strategies for effective and high-impact education and enforcement to protect Hispanic consumers from...

Press Release

Court Order Closes the Book on Canadian Registry Scheme

Date

May 12, 2004

A set of defendants based in Calgary, Canada, has been permanently barred from selling business directories and listings to U.S. residents, thus resolving a federal district court complaint the...

Cases and Proceedings

Ambus Registry, Inc., a corporation; et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 12, 2004

FTC Matter/File Number

X030062

Cases and Proceedings

Creative Health Institute, Inc., and Kyl L. Smith, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

May 4, 2004

FTC Matter/File Number

012 3248

Docket Number

C-4108

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