Regulation and Compliance
From subscription offers, free trials, special promotions, marketing copy, auto-renewal notification, consumer privacy, financial reporting, payment processes, and more – there are a lot of laws that subscription, membership, and recurring-revenue companies need to understand and comply with.
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The US Copyright Office seeks public comment on generative AI and copyright. Are regulations or legislation needed?
Draft regulations for Canada’s Online News Act were released last week. Meta qualifies for an exemption if they pay $60M.
New York City, the largest city in the US, is the latest jurisdiction to impose a TikTok ban, effective immediately.
IBM sells The Weather Company, Meta gets heat for no-news policy in Canada during wildfires, Twitter’s rebrand leads to huge decrease in App Store downloads.
The INFORM Consumers Act impacts online marketplaces and third-party sellers with the goal of protecting consumers from fraud and counterfeit merchandise.
FTC proposed a $650K settlement with Experiance for violating the CAN-SPAM Act by not including an opt-out option in marketing emails.
The Guardian updates its editorial code, Sen. Elizabeth Warren was a new agency to oversee Big Tech, and social media is out of fresh ideas.
Proposed regulations, the restaurant industry and affiliate revenue all made the subscription headlines this week.
NY Times staff demand answers about future of sports coverage, FTC says #ad disclosure is not enough, and UK businesses say new subscription rules are
A federal judge denied the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction against Microsoft for the Activision Blizzard deal, dismissing the case.
