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June 1, 2006
FTC Staff: Consumers Benefit from Use and Availability of Online Auction Trading Assistants; Licensing Should Not be Required
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In comments provided to the Louisiana State Senate, staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureaus of Consumer Protection, Competition, and Economics and its Office of Policy Planning expressed their...
Authentic or Counterfeit? How to Buy Genuine American Indian Arts and Crafts
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Whether drawn to the beauty of turquoise and silver jewelry or the earth tone colors of Indian pottery, having some knowledge about American Indian arts and crafts can help consumers get the most for...
Federal Register Notice
Business Opportunity Rule - 16 CFR Part 437 (Extending Comment Period on Proposed Rule)
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Extending Comment Period on Proposed Business Opportunity Rule
May 31, 2006
FTC Files Joint Amicus Brief with DOJ in Matter of Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co.; Commission Approves J&J Petition to Reopen and Set Aside Guidant Order; FTC Staff Files Comments with Texas State Bar on Attorney Online Matching
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Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing: The Commission has authorized the staff to file a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the case of Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross...
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Johnson & Johnson, In the Matter of (timeline item) - May 31, 2006
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Order Reopening and Setting Aside Order
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Opinion 06-1
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Discusses the practice of upselling and certain exemptions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.
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Opinion 06-1
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May 30, 2006
Bogus Business Opportunity Promoters Now Out of Business
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Seven companies and five individuals, who scammed investors out of millions with their bogus business ventures, have settled charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission. The companies will give up...
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Internet Marketing Group, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation; et al. (timeline item) - May 30, 2006
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Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp. (timeline item) - May 30, 2006
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May 26, 2006
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co
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05-381
Federal Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Joint brief of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, as amici curiae, urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in this case, in which the court of appeals held that the standard for...
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May 25, 2006
Don't Get Tripped Up When Traveling
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When planning a vacation this summer, consumers need to protect themselves not only from too much sun, but also from travel scams. The FTC’s new game, “Gear Up for a Great Trip,” is available in...
File Sharing Operator Settles FTC Charges
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An operator who deceptively claimed that membership in his Web site would allow users of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing programs to transfer copyrighted materials without violating the law has agreed...
Court Sticks Envelope-Stuffing Pitchman with Civil Contempt Judgment
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that a civil contempt judgment was entered against Mark E. Shelton, a defendant who was previously ordered to stop an envelope-stuffing scam in 2004. The...
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Myricks Jr., Cashier d/b/a MP3DOWNLOADCITY.COM (timeline item) - May 25, 2006
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Shelton, Mark E. and Wholesale Marketing Group, LLC, et al. (timeline item) - May 25, 2006
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Financial Resources Unlimited, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - May 25, 2006
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Memorandum Opinion and Order
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May 24, 2006
Cross-Border Advance-Fee Credit Card Operation Settles FTC Charges
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A cross-border telemarketing enterprise has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their business tactics violated the FTC Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). Under the...
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