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Programmer Gives Up All The Money He Made Distributing Spyware
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An affiliate Webmaster who used the allure of “free” music downloads to spread malicious computer code is settling Federal Trade Commission charges he violated federal law. The defendant, who was paid...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Internet, and Intellectual Property
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Suzanne Michel, Former Assistant Director
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FTC Testifies on Patent Reform Recommendations
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The Federal Trade Commission told a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee today that patent policy stimulates innovation by providing an incentive to develop and commercialize inventions, but...
Feb13
Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy
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The FTC hosted a public workshop on that brought together experts from business, government, and the technology sector, consumer advocates, and academics to explore competition and consumer protection...
Workshop to Examine Broadband Connectivity Competition Issues, Including Network Neutrality
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day public workshop on “Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy” in Washington, DC, on February 13 and 14, 2007. The workshop will bring together experts...
Statement by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras On US SAFE WEB Act Being Signed Into Law by President George W. Bush
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I am grateful to President Bush for signing the US SAFE WEB Act into law. The Act will help the Federal Trade Commission fight a range of practices that harm American consumers – including fraudulent...
FTC to Host Workshop on Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a two-day public workshop on "Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy" in Washington, DC on February 13 and 14, 2007. The workshop will bring together experts...
FTC Provides Senate Testimony on Sports Programming and Cable Distribution
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics Director Michael Salinger testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary about the FTC’s January 2006 closure of its investigation...
FTC Permanently Halts Unlawful Spyware Operations
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Defendants involved with operations that secretly downloaded spyware that changed settings on consumers’ computers, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their practices violated...
Court Shuts Down Media Motor Spyware Operation
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A U.S. district court has shut down an operation that secretly downloaded multiple malevolent software programs, including spyware, onto millions of computers without consumers’ consent, degrading...
Should Municipalities Provide Wireless Internet Service? FTC Staff Report Provides Guidance to Promote Competition
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Improving consumer access to broadband Internet service is an important goal for federal, state, and local governments. The possibility of competitive risks arising from municipal participation in...
Xanga.com, Inc., John Hiler, and Marc Ginsburg
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Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
062-3073
Xanga.com to Pay $1 Million for Violating Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
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Social networking Web site operators Xanga.com, Inc. and its principals, Marc Ginsburg and John Hiler, will pay a $1 million civil penalty for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy...
FTC Closes Door on Spyware Operation
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An operation that placed spyware on consumers’ computers in violation of federal laws will give up more than $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. Under a stipulated final judgment...
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