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Subscription Services
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Consumer Protection Review
California Passes Updated Automatic Renewal Law
By Amanda Beane, Jason Howell, Mark S. Goodrich, Caitlin Hoeberlein, Wonji Kerper
Key Takeaways: On October 4, 2021, California passed an amended automatic renewal law that will require businesses to follow stricter cancellation and notice requirements for subscription-based products and services. The…
The Fintech Report
Fintech Legal Report—Week of November 5, 2021
By Sam Boro, Logan Payne
Weekly Fintech Focus Acting Comptroller of the Currency gave a speech describing his vision for supervising crypto and fintech firms in similar ways to banks. The FTC issued enforcement policy…
Regulatory Oversight
FTC to “Ramp Up Enforcement” on Subscription Services
By Timothy Butler, Keith J. Barnett, Carlin McCrory
On October 28, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new policy statement on autorenewal and negative option marketing. As its press release title indicates, the FTC intends to "ramp…
Retail Trend Spotter
FTC to Increase Enforcement Against “Dark Patterns” Directed at Consumers
By Moorari Shah, A.J. Dhaliwal
On October 28, the FTC issued a new enforcement policy statement warning companies against deploying “illegal dark patterns” that trick or trap consumers into subscription services, and often making websites difficult to…
Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog
FTC to Increase Enforcement Against “Dark Patterns” Directed at Consumers
By Moorari Shah, A.J. Dhaliwal
On October 28, the FTC issued a new enforcement policy statement warning companies against deploying “illegal dark patterns” that trick or trap consumers into subscription services, and often making websites difficult to…
Consumer Finance Monitor
FTC issues guidance on negative option programs and warns of increased enforcement
On October 22, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a policy statement providing further guidance on its enforcement of federal law with regard to negative option marketing. The FTC noted…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
New FTC Policy Statement Targets Dark Patterns
On October 28, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission announced the issuance of a new enforcement policy statement warning companies against using dark patterns that trick consumers into subscribing for services.…
Ad Law Access
FTC to Increase Enforcement on Subscription Services
Earlier today, the FTC issued a policy statement warning marketers against using “dark patterns” to trick or trap consumers into subscription services. The statement is primarily intended to assist marketers…
Your IT Consultant
How Long is a “Lifetime” Subscription?
By John Simek
It is getting harder and harder to find a technology service that is not subscription based. Typical subscriptions require an annual commitment Monthly subscriptions push the cost up a little…
Fretzin Blog
Mathew Kerbis: Subscription Models for Your Law Firm
In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Mathew Kerbis discuss: Being a young lawyer and building relationships. Resources for young, staring attorneys. The billable hour versus the subscription model. The changing…