This 16-page research report written for marketing/advertising lawyers and clients features a basic breakdown of the laws and regulations that apply to direct marketing and telemarketing. A description is provided for all the subsets of direct marketing as well as a summary of consumer rights and the acts that enforce these rights and the subsequent effect that the enforcement of these acts have on companies.

Other topics include:

• the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud Abuse Prevention Act
• the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• free-to-pay conversion offers
• the National Do Not Call Registry
• the Telemarketing Sales Rule
• the safe harbor provision
• the Negative Option Rule
• junk faxes
• the effect of anti-spam laws on e-mail campaigns
• international regulations
• the FTC's Franchise Rule

This Executive Report is written by:

• John F. Stephens, Partner, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP - A Breakdown of Direct Marketing and Telemarketing Laws
• Edward A. Geltman, Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP - Direct Marketing and Telemarketing Compliance

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