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Children's Book Publisher to Pay $710,000 to Settle Charges it Violated Commission's Negative Option and Telemarketing Sales Rule

Date

June 21, 2005

New York-based Scholastic Inc. (Scholastic) and two of its subsidiaries, Scholastic-at-Home (SAH) and Grolier Incorporated (Grolier), have agreed to settle allegations that they violated laws enforced...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (November 2004 – June 2005)

Date

June 1, 2005

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (November 2004 – June 2005) (486.45 KB)

Apr19

Event

OECD Workshop on Consumer Dispute Resolution and Redress in the Global Marketplace

April 19, 2005 | 12:00AM - April 20, 2005 | 12:00AM

Organized by the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy and hosted by the FTC, this workshop examined approaches to consumer dispute resolution and redress in OECD member countries. Experts from...

Press Release

The Truth about Cell Phones and the National Do Not Call Registry

Date

April 15, 2005

NOTE: Subsequent to the issuance of this press release, Congress eliminated the five-year time limit on Do Not Call registrations. R egistrations never expire. Once you add a number to the Do Not Call...

Press Release

FTC, Spanish Data Protection Agency Working Together to Fight Illegal Spam

Date

February 24, 2005

The Federal Trade Commission and Spain’s Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) today signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote enhanced cooperation and information...

Press Release

FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Mexican Consumer Protection Body

Date

January 27, 2005

The Federal Trade Commission and Mexico’s consumer protection agency, the Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (Profeco), today signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote enhanced...

Dec15

Event

Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues

December 15, 2004 | 12:00AM - December 16, 2004 | 12:00AM

The workshop is the latest in a series of efforts to assess the impact of new and significant technologies on consumers and businesses. P2P file-sharing technology enables individuals to share files...

Press Release

FTC Charges Marketers with Making Deceptive Efficacy and Safety Claims about Ephedra and Yohimbine Dietary Supplements

Date

November 30, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission has charged three related dietary supplement companies located in Norcross, Georgia, their corporate officers, and a physician with deceiving consumers through deceptive...

Press Release

Credit Bureaus Announce How Consumers Can Access Free Credit Reports

Date

November 23, 2004

The three nationwide consumer reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – today announced the Web address, toll-free telephone number, and postal address consumers can use to request a...

Nov09

Event

Email Authentication Summit

November 9, 2004 | 12:00AM - November 10, 2004 | 12:00AM

The FTC and the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology hosted a summit that brought together technologists and other interested parties to discuss the market's...

Press Release

FTC to Host Two-day Peer-to-peer File-sharing Workshop

Date

October 15, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop, “Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues,” to explore consumer protection and competition issues...

Press Release

FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Regulation Improving Prescreen Opt-Out Notices

Date

September 27, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed regulation to improve notices of consumers’ right to opt out of prescreened solicitations for credit or insurance. Comments on the...

Report

Effects of Consumer Testimonials in Weight Loss, Dietary Supplement and Business Opportunity Advertisements (the Second Endorsement Study)

Date

September 22, 2004

Effects of Consumer Testimonials in Weight Loss, Dietary Supplement and Business Opportunity Advertisements (the Second Endorsement Study) (736.97 KB)

Advertisements 1A-1N (1.43 MB)

Advertisements 2A-2N (1.38 MB)

Advertisements 3A-3X (2.27 MB)

Cardio Guard Questionaire (348.76 KB)

Cardio Guard Screener (136.46 KB)

Coding Instructions (120.48 KB)

Vending Solutions Questionaire (359.06 KB)

Vending Solutions Screener (137.19 KB)

Weight Guard Solutions Questionaire (356.02 KB)

Weight Guard Solutions Screener (145.08 KB)

Sep13

Event

Protecting Consumer Interests in Class Actions

September 13, 2004 | 12:00AM - September 14, 2004 | 12:00AM

The FTC and the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics co-hosted a workshop bringing together judges, academics, class action practitioners, in-house corporate and government attorneys, economists...

Report

Implementation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: Opt-Out Disclosures for Prescreened Solicitations for Credit or Insurance: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment on the Proposed (Report and Study)

Date

September 1, 2004

16 CFR Part 642 and Part 698 Related Federal Register Notice: 16 CFR Parts 642 and 698: Prescreen Opt-Out Disclosure

The Effectiveness of "Opt-Out" Disclosures In Pre-Screened Credit Card Offers: A Report Submitted to the Commission by Manoj Hastak, Ph.D. (194.76 KB)

Credit Card Offer Study: Prepared for the Commission by Synovate Public Sector Research Group (318.04 KB)

Press Release

FTC Seeks Comments on the Staff Report on the Franchise Rule

Date

August 25, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission is announcing the availability of the Staff Report on the Trade Regulation Rule titled “Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business...

Press Release

PRIVO, Inc. Earns Safe Harbor Status

Date

August 2, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Privo, Inc. has been approved as a “safe harbor” program under the terms of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA’s ‘safe harbor...

Report

Staff Report of the Bureau of Consumer Protection to the Federal Trade Commission and Proposed Revised Trade Regulation Rule

Date

August 1, 2004

Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising

Text of the Staff Report [PDF 1.7MB] (1.74 MB)

Press Release

Sellers of Girls Gone Wild Videos to Pay $1.1 Million To Settle Charges of Unauthorized Shipping and Billing

Date

July 30, 2004

Under the terms of a stipulated court order announced today, the sellers of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ DVDs and videos will pay nearly $1.1 million as combined consumer redress and a civil penalty and will be...

Press Release

FTC Unveils New E-mail Address for Deceptive Spam: Spam@uce.gov

Date

July 28, 2004

Note: The FTC has retired its SPAM@UCE.GOV email box, and currently is using other, more effective tactics to identify and combat spammers. You can report spam to www.ftc.gov/complaint . Please...

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