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 FTC just announced another settlement against an online marketer for millions, this time $10,000, against its acquisition of new consumers for its online subscription
FTC interviews Mark Zuckerberg in antitrust probe, Netflix rolls out content shuffling, and Spotify has a counterfeit podcast problem.
Thousands of consumers have filed complaints with the Better Business Bureau against weight loss app Noom for misleading free trials.
Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, is suing Apple for anti-competitive and monopolistic behavior and for banning Fortnite from the App Store.
Lisa B. Dubrow, Esq. explains a new FTC rule for companies who have had delayed orders during Covid-19.
Subscription news: TikTok plans to sue the Trump administration, Lizzo signs a deal with Amazon Studios, and Hulu launches annual plan.
Lisa B. Dubrow, Esq. explains a recently filed class-action lawsuit against Ancestry.com. Ancestry is accused of violating California law by automatically renewing memberships without consumers’
After talking to President Trump, Microsoft confirms that it is considering an acquisition of TikTok in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other plaintiffs file suit against Google and YouTube for not stopping a global bitcoin scam.
On July 15, Apple won a years-long appeal against the European Commission over $15.4 billion in taxes the company owed in Ireland.
