Upcoming Conference: Media Law In The Digital Age – September 25

“Citizen Media Law Project at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University are co‐hosting a conference on September 25, 2010 entitled “Media Law in the Digital Age: The Rules Have Changed, Have You?” in Atlanta, Georgia.”

Read more at the Citizen’s Media Law Project

The schedule for the conference is here:

http://www.omln.org/conference/atlanta2010

Conference website is here:

http://csjconferences.org/medialaw/

Special Fraud Q & A Session

Please post your questions about fraud for Lynndel (Lynn) Edgington of Eagle Research Associates in the comments section on this page.

Please do not ask about specific companies for this call.

Here are the main areas of Lynndel’s expertise:

  • Investment fraud
  • Identity Theft
  • Cash Gifting
  • MLM (Lynndel can give an overview of what constitutes fraud in this area).
  • Pay-to-Click Fraud
  • Offshore registration
  • Affinity Fraud
  • Advance Fee Scams
  • Drop & Ship Fraud

Lynndel will pick several of the most popular types of questions to answer along with any that are particularly unusual or interesting.

Here are the instructions for attending the Q & A session on Wednesday:

Meeting Time based on your time-zone:

WEB CONFERENCE ACCESS LINK:

http://www.itshrunk.com/8301b6

Your Username:  #firstname#-#lastname# (or just first name)
Your Password:  multiplestreams

Telephone Access: (Web Conference Above is Recommended)
1-517-417-5000 Pin: 409459

About Lynndel (Lynn) Edgington and Eagle Research Associates, Inc.:

Eagle Research Associates, Inc. is a Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation registered in California. It was formed on August 3, 2007, and received approval from the IRS on February 11, 2008 as an approved 501(c)3 Corporation, and from the California Franchise Tax Board effective July 20, 2007. Eagle Research Associates, Inc. is located at: 24401 Chrisanta Drive, Mission Viejo, CA 92691-4007, and may be reached by Phone/Fax: 949-837-6078.

Eagle Research Associates, Inc. was founded by the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lynndel R. Edgington. Lynn seeing the lack of education regarding investments by the general public, and aware of the constraints of Law Enforcement Agencies to deal with the explosion of Internet investment scams, Eagle Research Associates, Inc. was born. In sharing his ideas and goals for the corporation with others, Lynn was able to assemble a strong management team, Board of Directors, and a multi-talented team comprising the research and investigative abilities of the corporation.

Eagle Research Associates’ Team Members Include:

  • Gary Morley, FBI – Retired, Licensed Investigator/Researcher, retired 28 year veteran of the F.B.I. (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
  • Craig Hannaford, RCMP-Retired, Licensed Investigator/Researcher, retired twenty-four year veteran of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) and specialized in commercial and computer crime.
  • Greggory Brian Evans, PhD, Research Analyst, former CPA with one of the top six CPA firms in the country.
  • Christian Paasche, Research Analyst, has an extensive background in computers, computer networks, network security, and investments and investment scams.

Click here for full details on the Eagle Research Associates’ Team Members.

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FTC to Hold Public Workshop on Proposed Business Opportunity Rule Changes

4/21/2009 FTC Press Release:

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a day-long public workshop on June 1, 2009 in Washington, DC, to explore proposed changes to the FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule. The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will examine possible changes to the rule that were outlined in a Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RNPR) on March 26, 2008.

The workshop will primarily explore issues relating to the effectiveness of a proposed one-page Business Opportunities Disclosure Form that sellers of business opportunities would be required to provide to prospective purchasers. The proposed Disclosure Form is intended to provide prospective purchasers with information they can use to make an informed decision about the potential business opportunity, including information about earnings claims, legal actions, existence of cancellation or refund policies, and references. The workshop also will address general issues raised in comments that have been submitted to the FTC in response to the proposed rulemaking. A more detailed agenda will be published at a later date, before the scheduled workshop.

Business opportunity ventures include vending machine routes, rack display operations, and medical billing ventures. The FTC’s new proposed rule is aimed at protecting consumers from bogus business opportunities while minimizing compliance costs for legitimate businesses.

The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the FTC’s satellite building conference center, located at 601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. All attendees will be required to display a current driver’s license or other form of photo identification for entry.

The Commission will be accepting comments on the topics to be covered at the workshop until June 15, 2009. The FTC staff also invites interested parties to submit requests to be panelists by May 4, 2009. Interested parties should include a statement detailing their expertise on the issues to be addressed at the workshop and their complete contact information. Requests to participate filed in an electronic form should be sent to: businessopportunityworkshop@ftc.gov.

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to: cmcglothin@ftc.gov or by calling Carrie McGlothin at 202-326-3388. Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodations needed and a way to contact you if we need more information. Please provide advance notice.

The Commission vote approving publication of the Federal Register Notice announcing the workshop was 4-0.

The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357). The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,500 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The FTC’s Web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Peter Kaplan
Office of Public Affairs

202-326-2334
STAFF CONTACT:
Kathleen Benway
Division of Marketing Practices
202-326-2024

(FTC File No. R511993)
(BizOppWorkshop)