The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the U.S. government that was established in 1915 and charged with keeping American business competition free and fair. The FTC has no jurisdiction over banks and common carriers‚ which are under the supervision of other governmental agencies. It has five members‚ not more than three of whom may be members of the same political party‚ appointed by the President‚ with the consent of the Senate‚ for seven-year terms. The act was part of the program
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| Federal Trade Commission and the Act | Prepared for ASCM630.9040‚ Professor Charles Carey | Candy Mott-Harris 3/26/2012 | Contents ABSTRACT 2 HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT 2 FALSE AND DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING 5 BAIT AND SWITCH ADVERTISING/TACTICS 8 CONSUMER FRAUD 10 IDENTIFYING‚ VERIFYING AND PREVENTING DECEPTION 12 CLOSING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 13 BIBLIOGRAPHY 14 ABSTRACT The paper will serve as a historical background overview
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Brief Kraft‚ Inc. v. Federal Trade Commissio Plaintiff/Appellant: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Defendant/Appellee: Kraft Inc. History: Federal Trade Commission instituted a deceptive advertising proceeding against Kraft Inc. Kraft was instructed to terminate certain ads due to false advertising. Facts: In March 1987‚ Kraft added a subscript on the television commercial and as a footnote in the print media version‚ the disclosure that “one ¾ ounces slice has 70% of the calcium of five ounces
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Net Neutrality Paper Data Communications and Networking Sharath chander reddy konda Wilmington University Table of Contents: Introduction - 3 Do you suspect your Internet speed has been‚ reduced at any time? - 5 Are you aware of any annoying piracy protections? -5 What are your opinions on each?
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In the given case‚ the Federal Trade Commission claimed that Texas Surgeons Independent Practice Association(IPA) of 26 general surgeons in the Austin‚ Texas and six competing medical practice groups who are the members of this association (the respondents)‚ Texas Surgeons P.A. ("Texas Surgeons")‚ Austin Surgeons‚ P.L.L.C. ("AS")‚ Austin Surgical Clinic Association‚ P.A. ("ASCA")‚ Bruce McDonald & Associates‚ P.L.L.C. ("BM&A")‚ Capital Surgeons Group‚ P.L.L.C. ("CSG")‚ Central Texas Surgical Associates
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The case Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission was argued before the Supreme Court on March 24‚ 2009. Citizens United produced a political documentary that discussed whether Hillary Clinton would be a good president‚ however‚ the FEC stated that this was violating the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). Although the film could have been shown in theaters‚ sold on DVDs‚ downloaded from the internet‚ and distributed in the form of a book‚ the producers could have faced five years in
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movement for upbringing the next generation. Because television plays a fundamental role in a vast majority of American families‚ its influence on young audiences has remained a great concern of the nation. For years‚ Congress and the Federal Communications Commission have battled with networks over the programming of children’s television due to apprehension from the effects that television could potentially have on children as a central medium of entertainment. The history of regulations geared toward
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operating with the people in an ethical way or the way that they want to be treated. I think that the business world has the temptation to not treat others fair. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent US government agency‚ directly responsible to Congress‚ and regulates interstate and international communications by radio‚ television‚ wire‚ satellite and cable. The regulation of the FCC permits the big boys (media) to buy the small businesses. Since there has been so many advancements
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Corporation is situated in the United States and is mainly involved in cable television‚ internet and phone services business. In addition‚ the company is also involved in the provision of an extended range of facilities that include entertainment and communication services and products. The Comcast Corporation is able to cater for most of the needs of their residential and commercial customers who may be in need of their services or products. Comcast Company has been in operation for about 49 years and
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more technologically advanced then our ancestors‚ but we can learn a great deal from the past. The past shows how capitalism shaped the cable companies and our country. Basic economic rules will show the prosperity of private ownership rather than federal regulation. Whether the result comes via capitalistic or socialistic slander‚ private ownership laws are continuously targeted for change. Capitalism is an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods‚ by investments
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