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Subscription Services
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Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
FTC Finalizes Amendments to Negative Option Rule
By Jason Cover, Ethan G. Ostroff, Taylor Gess, Carlin McCrory
In March 2023, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at making it easier for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions and memberships. The proposed…
Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog
FTC Finalizes ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule
By A.J. Dhaliwal, Snehal Desai, Maxwell Earp-Thomas
On October 16, the FTC announced that it has finalized its “click to cancel” rule, that will require sellers to make it much easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions. The final…
Above the Fold
Federal Trade Commission’s New “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Simplifies Ending Unwanted Subscriptions
Gone are the days when subscriptions were limited to Netflix or Amazon. Today, you can find subscription services for nearly anything—from meal kits to beauty products and beyond. For companies,…
The Data Advisor
Subscription and Auto-Renew Offerings Face New Hurdles: FTC Issues Broad “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Imposing Nationwide Requirements
By Maneesha Mithal, Aaron Hendelman, Libby Weingarten, Edward Holman, Brett Weinstein, Kelly Singleton, Rebecca Weitzel Garcia, Doo Lee
Companies that automatically renew customers’ subscriptions or memberships, take note. On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced sweeping amendments to the Negative Option Rule, which would apply to a host…
All About Advertising Law
FTC Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule on Negative Options, Autorenewals, Free-to-Pay, and Subscription Services
By Leonard L. Gordon, Ellen T. Berge, Shahin O. Rothermel, Jay Prapaisilp
By a 3-2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its Final Negative Option Rule that covers negative option programs for both consumer and B2B transactions in any media, including…
Consumer Protection Connection
FTC Announces Final “Click to Cancel” Rule
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final “click-to-cancel” rule, expanding its prior rules on negative options to include all types of subscription sales. A central element of…
ContractsProf Blog
The FTC Has Made Its Decision; Now Let It Enforce It
Today, the FTC announced a new "click-to-cancel rule," enacted after receiving 16,000 comments from the public. The rule requires sellers to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as it…
All About Advertising Law
Listen to Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show Podcast– “Negative Option Marketing: Part 2”
The first episode of Venable's Ad Law Tool Kit Show, Season 2,is now available. Listen to "Negative Option Marketing: Part 2" here, or search for it in your favorite podcast…
Fretzin Blog
The Future of Legal Services: A Conversation with Mathew Kerbis on Subscription Models
By Steve Fretzin & Mathew Kerbis The Future of Law: Embracing Subscription Models As a business development coach for lawyers, I’ve seen how the traditional methods of legal practice can…
Online and On Point
Can Privacy Be Bought? How Scrutiny of Meta’s Subscription Model Has Wider Implications –PART II
By Erin Jane Illman, Sinan Pismisoglu
In Part I, we discussed the European Commission’s (“Commission”) disapproval of Meta’s “pay or consent” subscription model. In Part II, we delve into the European Commission’s findings, prior findings by…