February 25, 2008
FTC Punts On Sports Complaint
The FTC will not investigate a complaint that Major League Baseball, the National Football League and media giants misrepresent their legal rights through deceptive and intimidating statements during sports telecasts.
The complaint was filed last summer by the Computer and Communications Industry Association, which argued that the strong copyright warnings are aimed at intimidating rather than educating consumers.
For the full story, see this afternoon's CongressDailyPM.
