The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to punish bloggers who fail to disclose to readers their relationship with advertisers. The FTC has issued 81 pages of guidelines meant to inspire fair and transparent product reviews online. Bloggers who choose to ignore the new guidelines could face a range of penalties from a [...]
Continue Reading →Look for Over the Counter but Under the Radar: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests and FDA Regulation of Medical Devices in the Spring 2009 issue (Vol. 11, No. 3) of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law. The Abstract for the Note follows:
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests are laboratory-developed tests that are marketed and sold directly to [...]
Continue Reading →As we watch the stock market take record nosedives and banks close their doors, people are beginning to wonder: Will I be able to get a loan? Where should I invest my money? Some of these people are searching for alternatives to traditional financial centers.
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Continue Reading →The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Comcast filed suit Thursday against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The cable giant is seeking to block the FCC’s decision to sanction it for “blocking” internet traffic for certain subscribers.
As our blog reported on August 15, the FCC handed down a narrow 3-2 [...]
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