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New Law Regulates “Sneaky Sales”
- January 7, 2011
- Posted by: Seth Heyman
- Categories: Business Law, Featured, Internet Law, Marketing & Advertising Law, Regulatory Compliance
No CommentsThere’s a new law designed to combat “Sneaky Sales,” those online sales transactions conducted by third party sellers in which consumers are unaware of the terms and conditions of their purchase, and may not even know that they agreed to purchase anything at all.
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Telemarketing: True to the American Dream
- December 31, 2010
- Posted by: Seth Heyman
- Category: Business Law
If you sell a product or service using telemarketing, take heart. As long as you aren’t breaking the law, in a very real sense, you’re part of what makes this country great. If you’re a consumer and you hate being called by telemarketers and haven’t placed your number on the DNC list, you have no right to complain.
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Telemarketing 101: Five Material Disclosures
- November 22, 2010
- Posted by: Seth Heyman
- Categories: Featured, Marketing & Advertising Law
The FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) governs the procedures sellers must undertake when conducting sales through outbound telemarketing – or when “upselling” during calls initiated by consumers.