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June 19, 2014 – Published in Reputation Communications In our digital age of blog posts, social media and “going viral” on the Internet, what can one do when a comment is posted online about an individual – or that individual’s company – which is completely false? What happens when the post is anonymous or has a fictitious […]
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Will Your Marketing Campaign Be the Target of a Class Action Lawsuit or Regulatory Investigation for Failing to Comply with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation? What is Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”)? CASL[1] was passed into law on December 15, 2010, and is widely regarded as the strictest anti-spam legislation in the world. The Canadian Radio-Television
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As a result of the increased regulatory focus on the mobile marketing space, another group of mobile marketing companies has settled a lawsuit brought against them, and their principal individually, by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC complaint alleged that Tatto, Inc.; Shaboom Media, LLC; Bune, LLC; Mobile Media Products, LLC; Chairman Ventures, LLC; Galactic Media,
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So you think you know the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) inside and out – and you have put all of the pieces in place to comply with its regulations. You ensure that you – and any company working on your behalf – have prior express written consent before placing marketing calls to consumers’ landline
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How Data Theft Occurs In today’s digital world, the theft, copying or destruction of your databases, customer lists or trade secrets is often as simple as pushing a button. We see this often when competitors hack into databases or use third parties posing as customers to exceed their limited license to access a business’s database.
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#178544320 / gettyimages.com On June 12, 2014, the United States Supreme Court overturned a ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and allowed POM Wonderful LLC (‘POM”) to proceed in its deceptive labeling litigation against the Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”). The lawsuit concerns Coca-Cola’s Minute Maid brand “pomegranate blueberry” drink that, despite the presence of
Best Buy Co., Inc. (“Best Buy”), one of the largest electronics retailers in the country, is the latest business forced to settle an action brought pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). According to the settlement agreement reached with the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), Best Buy has agreed to pay over $4.5 million in
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All providers of telecommunications services (regardless of whether they are domestic or international carriers) that provide international outbound services to the general public from the United States to any foreign destination must obtain the prior approval of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) before offering or providing such services.