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| FTC to crack down on false online advertising | ||
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Reverb Communications has agreed to stop posting fake game reviews or face FTC fines starting at $16,000. The Federal Trade Commission has begun to enforce false advertising rules against “astroturfing.” The settlement requires Reverb to remove any fake endorsement posts that are posing as ordinary consumers. More at NewsFactor.com, 8/27/10: (Article posted on 9/7/2010)
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| Patent to track users filed by Apple | ||
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Apple filed for a patent to track unauthorized users of an iPhone, which would alert Apple to jailbreaking. Privacy is a concern because the patent could also be used to track authorized users of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The patent application is a system that has the ability to take photos of an unauthorized user, pinpoint their location, or even detect a user’s heartbeat patterns after the phone owner reports it lost or stolen. The system would be able to collect data on customers’ phone usage, which is appealing to carriers, manufacturers, developers, and advertisers. More at NewsFactor.com, 8/23/10: (Article posted on 9/7/2010)
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| Report finds wireless market dominated by 4 carriers | ||
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Four prominent carriers are in control of 90 percent of the wireless market, making it harder for small and regional companies to compete. Despite consolidation, consumers are benefiting from better wireless coverage and prices. The Federal Communications Commission is increasing oversight of the wireless industry. More at Cellular-News.com, 8/26/10: (Article posted on 9/7/2010)
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| Animal abuse videos protected by free speech of First Amendment | ||
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The Supreme Court overturned the criminal conviction of a documentary filmmaker who sold books, videos, and equipment about raising pit bulls. The animal cruelty law that the offender was punished under was deemed “substantially overbroad, and therefore invalid under the First Amendment”. The Obama administration has defended the law in the past, citing the need to stop the spread of “crush” videos online. More at News.cnet.com, 4/20/10: (Article posted on 4/26/2010)
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| Amazon files lawsuit against North Carolina tax collectors seeking records | ||
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Amazon.com filed a lawsuit this week to stave off North Carolina’s tax collectors. North Carolina’s Department of Revenue had ordered detailed records of Amazon.com users in order to find out the exact purchases of each. Amazon is asking a federal judge to declare the demand illegal, and is hoping for a preliminary injunction against the tax collectors. More at News.cnet.com, 4/19/10: (Article posted on 4/26/2010)
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| Copyright ‘crackdown’ started to protect articles on the Las Vegas Review- Journal | ||
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In accordance with recent increases in copyright infringement protection, a new startup called Righthaven has filed multiple lawsuits against Internet sites for lifting articles from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Righthaven has recently sued the nonprofit group NORML, real estate agent Matt Farnham, MajorWager.com, and the company MoneyReign. The startup reports in court that it obtained exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the newspaper’s articles from its parent company, and these suits represent some of the first of their kind. More at Mediapost.com, 4/22/10: (Article posted on 4/26/2010)
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| New EU rules allow owners of brands to restrict online sales | ||
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Recent changes in EU rules provide brand owners with greater levels of control, and also ban some unfair online restrictions. Brand owners can now bar online retailers without brick-and-mortar stores from distributing their products under the EU antitrust rules. The provision was designed to let manufacturers choose distributors based on quality standards for product presentation. More at Reuters.com, 4/20/10: (Article posted on 4/26/2010)
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| Amazon files lawsuit against North Carolina tax collectors seeking records | ||
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Amazon.com filed a lawsuit this week to stave off North Carolina’s tax collectors. North Carolina’s Department of Revenue had ordered detailed records of Amazon.com users in order to find out the exact purchases of each. Amazon is asking a federal judge to declare the demand illegal, and is hoping for a preliminary injunction against the tax collectors. More at News.cnet.com, 4/19/10: (Article posted on 4/26/2010)
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| Mobile tracking has both good insight and privacy issues | ||
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Marketing firms are discovering the plethora of information available through the use of mobile tracking – such as the relationship between exercising and shopping at Whole Foods. Other findings include Wal-Mart shoppers as 60 percent more likely to dine out than Target customers, and that half of Starbucks visitors also shop at Dunkin’ Donuts. Privacy concerns are significant hurdle to mobile tracking, as consumers don’t want to feel as though firms know their every move. More at Mediapost.com, 4/22/10: (Article posted on 4/26/2010)
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| Copyright ‘crackdown’ started to protect articles on the Las Vegas Review- Journal | ||
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In accordance with recent increases in copyright infringement protection, a new startup called Righthaven has filed multiple lawsuits against Internet sites for lifting articles from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Righthaven has recently sued the nonprofit group NORML, real estate agent Matt Farnham, MajorWager.com, and the company MoneyReign. The startup reports in court that it obtained exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the newspaper’s articles from its parent company, and these suits represent some of the first of their kind. More at Mediapost.com, 4/22/10: (Article posted on 4/26/2010)
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