Category Archives: Biz Op

How To Avoid FTC Biz Op Regulation

How To Avoid FTC Biz Op Regulation By Chip Cooper, ESQ Effective on March 1, 2012, the FTC’s new Business Opportunity Rule (New Biz Op Rule) became effective. The Biz Op Rule applies to a specific type of offer defined …

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Your Online Customer Agreement: Which End-User Agreement Approach is Right For You?

Your Online Customer Agreement: Which End-User Agreement Approach is Right For You? By Chip Cooper, Esq. If you offer software as a service (SaaS), your choices among contracting approaches for users include an electronic, click-wrapped agreement or a more traditional paper-based, …

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Tragic (Legal) Mistake 3: FTC Biz Op Rules Takes On Earning Claims

Tragic (Legal) Mistake 3: FTC Biz Op Rules Takes On Earning Claims By Chip Cooper, Esq. The New Biz Op Rule by the FTC applies to all fifty states, including the 25 states that did not already have a business …

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