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TCPA News: FCC Acts to Combat Unwanted Telemarketing Calls

Blog, Data & Privacy Law, Journal, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

December 17, 2018 The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has released its anticipated report and order addressing calls placed to reassigned telephone numbers. Readers of this blog will recall that we had previously written about the FCC’s notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the planned creation of a reassigned numbers database and how it may affect compliance […]

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NACB Releases National Standards for Cannabis Advertising

Blog, Internet Law, Journal, Online Marketing & Advertising Law, Trademark & Copyright Law / David Klein

December 13, 2018 The National Association of Cannabis Businesses (“NACB”) has released its national standards for cannabis advertising. The NACB is a self-regulating organization, built to “demonstrate its commitment to operating at high levels of ethics and responsibility.” The NACB believes that greater cannabis industry transparency and self -regulation will build trust and may head

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CBD Oil Marketing Today

Journal / David Klein

December 11, 2018 On February 7, 2014, President Obama signed the 2014 Farm Bill (the “Bill”) into law. The Bill would prove to drastically accelerate the growth of the cannabidiol (“CBD”) oil market. In particular, the Bill included a provision that allowed farmers to grow “hemp” through permits provided by institutions of higher learning or

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“Nobetes” Tablet FTC Investigation Ends in Settlement

Journal / David Klein

December 7, 2018 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is a bipartisan federal agency charged with protecting consumers and promoting competition. The FTC seeks to protect consumers by enforcing laws preventing unfair, deceptive or fraudulent practices in the marketplace. It does so by conducting investigations and suing companies for alleged marketing violations. After an FTC investigation,

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Influencer Marketing? Beware: The SEC May Knock the Coin Out of You

Journal / David Klein

December 6, 2018 Last Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it had settled influencer marketing charges brought against professional boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (“Mayweather”), and music producer, DJ Khaled (“Khaled”), for “unlawfully touting” cryptocurrency deals involving initial coin offerings (“ICOs”). The charges against Mayweather and Khaled represent the first two cases brought

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2018 Farm Bill to Make CBD Oil Legal Under Federal Law

Blog, Journal, Telemarketing Law, Trademark & Copyright Law / David Klein

December 3, 2018 On November 29, 2018, the House and Senate Agriculture Committee announced that they have reached an agreement in principle on the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly known as the “Farm Bill”). The previous rendition of the Farm Bill expired on October 1, 2018. The Agriculture Committee has been working hard to

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TCPA Law – FCC Eliminates Opt-Out Notice Requirement for Solicited Faxes

Journal / David Klein

November 21, 2018 On November 14, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued an order (“2018 Order”) formally eliminating the requirement that opt-out notices must be included on faxes sent with the recipients’ prior consent pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The FCC’s new TCPA law guidance appears to be in direct response

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