Tag Archives: Online Complicance
Meet the 15 Stars Whose (Undisclosed) #Spon Brought the FTC’s Wrath on Instagram
Meet the 15 Stars Whose (Undisclosed) #Spon Brought the FTC’s Wrath on Instagram By Bettina Mangiaracina Now that Fyre Festival co-founder Billy McFarland is charged with fraud, this is the perfect time to list off those top 15 influencers who promoted …
FTC Liability Traps Internet Marketers Must Avoid With Affiliate Marketers
FTC Liability Traps Internet Marketers Must Avoid With Affiliate Marketers By Chip Cooper, Esq Internet marketers often ask: Am I liable if any of my affiliates engage in deceptive marketing practices? The answer is, it depends. This article will provide a …
Is Your Online Customer Agreement Enforceable?
Is Your Online Customer Agreement Enforceable Even against Simba, The Agreeable Cat? By Chip Cooper, Esq I thought I’d seen and heard it all in my Internet law practice, until a client referred me to an interesting article about a kitty …
Company Accused of Selling User Data Shuts Down after $104 Million Settlement
Company Accused of Selling User Data Shuts Down after $104 Million Settlement By Catalin Cimpanu The Federal Trade Commission has shut down the operator of a large network of online loan sites that promised to find people the loans with the …
Instagram Will Add ‘Paid Partnership’ Tag to Sponsored Posts, After FTC’s Warnings to Celebrity Users
Instagram Will Add ‘Paid Partnership’ Tag to Sponsored Posts, After FTC’s Warnings to Celebrity Users By Todd Spangler Instagram said it will add a new “paid partnership with” sub-header on sponsored posts and stories — a move that comes two months …
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, …
Your Blog Blunders Create That Can Create Huge Liability For Copyright Infringement
Your Blog Blunders That Can Create Huge Liability For Copyright Infringement By Chip Cooper, ESQ You’re a Copyright Infringer because of an Infringing Blog Post By Someone Else – And You Didn’t Even Know About It! (That’s Right, You’re Technically Innocent, But …
What you’re really agreeing to when you accept your smart TV’s privacy policy
What you’re really agreeing to when you accept your smart TV’s privacy policy By Hayley Tsukayama Let’s be honest here — most of us don’t read the privacy policies for smart televisions. And even if we try to, it’s often …
Crackdown On Fake News Sites
The FTC believes Fake News Sites constitute deceptive and unfair trade practices, as indicated by the FTC’s accelerated crackdown on affiliates of a popular diet drink with aggressive weight loss claims.
One-Page Privacy Policy Challenge
Can the One-Page Privacy Policy become the new norm? Is this even possible? It is a refreshing concept and attitude brought to us by AVG Technologies and I for one, am eager to watch how it works out and if it catches on.
