Section 2257 Background Federal District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson issued a ruling today in connection with a case challenging certain recent changes to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 2257 (“Section 2257”). By way of background, Section 2257 sets forth the requirements for age verification, record keeping and public reporting of information relating to persons […]
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Mobile telephones seemingly can store everything nowadays. Consumers generally assume that this information is protected – safe from the hands of third party advertisers, service providers, etc. In fact, Section 222 of the Telecommunications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), establishes a duty on every telecommunications carrier to “protect the confidentiality of proprietary information
Readers of this blog should be aware that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has approved amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which will go into effect on October 16, 2013. The TCPA amendments require telemarketers to obtain prior express written consent from consumers before placing or sending autodialed and/or pre-recorded marketing calls/texts to
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The Next Wave of Federal Online Poker Bills Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) introduced a federal online poker bill this week in the House. Barton’s most recent effort (he made an attempt in 2011 as well) comes after a federal online poker bill introduced last year in the US Senate (by Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced yesterday that the debt collection agency Expert Global Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “EGSI”) will pay $3.2 million to settle an action commenced by the FTC only two days ago. The FTC reports that the settlement is the largest it has ever obtained. The FTC’s Complaint On July
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Following the lead of New Jersey and Nevada, Delaware has released a draft of its online gaming regulations. The Delaware online gaming regulations will be enforced by the Delaware State Lottery Office and are available for public comment through July 31st, 2013. This post will outline some of the important aspects of the proposed regulations. Delaware
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As many of our followers are already aware, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) is dominating the headlines with multi-million dollar class action settlements being reached almost weekly. By various accounts, TCPA filings are up 40-60% in 2013, when compared to the same period in 2012. On the heels of last month’s $16.3 million dollar TCPA
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Today, on the 10 year anniversary of implementing the National Do-Not-Call Registry within the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”), the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its biggest Do-Not-Call related settlement to date: $7.5 million.
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