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Above the Fold
FTC Finalizes Sending Refund Checks to Consumers Allegedly Deceived by Subscription Snack Service
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently sent out settlement checks to consumers who were allegedly deceived by UrthBox, Inc. (See https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/12/ftc-sending-refund-checks-consumers-allegedly-misled-free-trial.) While the settlement, $100,000, and the amount refunded, around…
All About Advertising Law
New Requirements for Subscription Merchants Accepting Visa Cards
By Ari N. Rothman, Ellen T. Berge, Shahin O. Rothermel
Subscription merchants that take payment by Visa cards will have new acceptance, disclosure, and cancellation requirements imposed on their transactions beginning April 18, 2020. As Visa recently announced, the card…
All About Advertising Law
The FTC’s Negative View of Negative Options – Are Expanded Regulations Coming?
By Ellen T. Berge, Leonard L. Gordon
The Federal Trade Commission's "Negative Option Rule" is up for review, and the FTC is steering toward stricter regulations for automatic renewal plans and subscription programs. The FTC completed its…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #205 – MoviePass Subscribers’ Card, Debit and Credit Card Information Exposed
There are a numerous subscription based services available to consumers that allow us to provide our debit or credit card numbers to obtain a subscription for services. Providing a debit…
Clio Blog
How to Run a Subscription-Based Legal Practice
A Guide to Better Billing for Law Firms Billing clients for legal services, and collecting on those payments, is critical to the success of any law firm. Create a simple,…
Family Law Prof Blog
Divvying Up Online Subscriptions
By Family Law
From the Wall Street Journal:When Aimee Custis and Kian McKellar broke up after four years of dating, the couple divvied up their books, photography equipment and cookware. Left intertwined: their…
Consumer Protection Review
Reminder: Updates to the California Automatic Renewal Law Are Now in Effect
By Mark Goodrich, Jason Howell, James G. Snell, Perkins Coie
California’s updated automatic renewal law (ARL) took effect on July 1, 2018. We covered these changes in a 2017 client alert, but a reminder is important here because the new…
My Shingle
Make Money Mondays: Start a Legal Subscription Service (Infographic)
Looking for a summer project to boost your revenues in the fall? There’s no better time than now to develop a subscription service for clients. Here’s an infographic showing the…
The Right Coast
Amazon Prime Has More Than 100 Million Members – WSJ
More than 100 million people globally are now paying for Amazon Prime, a sign of how Amazon.com Inc. has used the service to evolve from an online marketplace that struggled…
Socially Aware Blog
Amended California Law Expands Requirements for Consumer Subscriptions
By Anthony M. Ramirez, Julie O'Neill
Companies that offer services, whether online or offline, to consumers on a subscription or other automatic renewal basis should be aware that such offers are heavily regulated at both the…