July 2015

FCC Exempts Certain App Providers from TCPA Initiator Regulation

July 21, 2015 On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC” or “Commission”) released its long-awaited Declaratory Ruling and Order, which was prompted by nearly two dozen petitions and letters requesting clarifications relating to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”). While addressing three such petitions from mobile application (“app”) providers YouMail, Inc. (“YouMail”), Glide […]

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FCC Digs In Its Heels on TCPA Autodialer Definition

July 20. 2015 On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC” or “Commission”) released its long-awaited Declaratory Ruling and Order, which was prompted by nearly two dozen petitions and letters requesting clarifications under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”). In the landmark ruling, the FCC doubled down on its expansive and controversial

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Commercial Gaming Industry Takes Aim at Daily Fantasy Sports

July 17, 2015 We have recently learned of negative public comments aired by members of Nevada’s commercial casino industry directed at the traditional daily fantasy paradigm. Nevada’s gaming regulators have seemingly responded to the powerful casino industry’s complaints by indicating that the State may take a hard look at the legality of fantasy sports under

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The Phone Scam Prevention Act Introduced to U.S. Senate

July 17, 2015 On or about July 15, 2015, United States Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a bill entitled The Phone Scam Prevention Act (the “Bill”). According to the Bill’s sponsors, the legislation is intended to “crack down” on phone scammers who falsify caller ID information. How Does the Phone Scam

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KMT’s David Klein Talks Fantasy Golf with Legal Sports Report

While Daily Fantasy Golf Keeps Growing At DraftKings And Beyond, Legal Questions Linger The legal landscape of daily fantasy sports has been the subject of an ongoing debate, both at the state and federal levels. The golf vertical, however, might be particularly troublesome in the world of DFS. With its increasing popularity there have been

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Supplement Marketers to Pay $1.4 Million to FTC, Santa Cruz District Attorney

July 9, 2015 Last Wednesday, a group of supplement marketers agreed to pay $1.4 million to the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC” or “Commission”) and the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office (the “Santa Cruz DA”). The settlements follow allegations that two Delaware companies, three California businesses and the entities’ two individual principals (the “Defendants”)

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Time Warner Hit with $230k Autodialer Judgment

July 9, 2015 The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has awarded a Time Warner Cable Inc. (“TWC”) customer $229,500 in connection with 163 autodialed calls placed to her cell phone over a 13-month period. The calls were placed using an interactive voice response system (“IVR”) that was meant to call

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NY Senator Introduces “QUIET Act” Targeting Robocalls

July 8, 2015 On June 25, 2015, the senior Senator of the State of New York, Mr. Charles Schumer, introduced a bill before the United States Senate seeking to pass the “Quell Unnecessary, Intentional, and Encroaching Telephone Calls Act of 2015 (the “QUIET Act”). If passed, the QUIET Act will impose harsh financial penalties, and

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