Company: TGE
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0001213900-25-015012
Chunk: 324

Company: Generation Essentials Group
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: DRS
Chunk 324
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 must then restore the material and provide notice to the copyright holder, who can then seek further adjudication and enforcement in federal court. Advertising A combination of federal and state laws regulate advertising in the United States. At the federal level, the Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits unfair and deceptive advertising and requires claims made in advertisements to be evidence -based. State analogues of the Federal Trade Commission Act similarly prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising. Various rules also prohibit and restrict certain kinds of advertising, such as advertising that uses obscene material, or unfair and deceptive endorsements. The Federal Trade Commission and the state consumer protection regulators enforce these rules directly and on behalf of affected consumers. Some state laws also provide a private right of action, which allows affected consumers to bring claims directly for damages. The U.S. advertising industry also has certain self -regulatoryprinciples and standards that are issued by non -governmentalassociations that represent industry members. For example, the Digital Advertising Alliance issues the Self -RegulatoryPrinciples of Transparency and Control, a set of principles aimed at establishing responsible privacy practices for digital advertising. Such principles are voluntary and generally do not carry the force of law. Instead, the industry groups themselves enforce compliance. For example, the Digital Advertising Alliance works with its members and industry associations to monitor and enforce compliance with the Self -RegulatoryPrinciples of Transparency and Control and respond to consumer complaints. However, companies that publicly commit to self -regulatoryprinciples and fail to abide by them can in turn violate the Federal Trade Commission Act and state consumer protection laws. Magazine Publishing There is no central authority or set of rules that regulates magazine publishing activities in the United States. However, magazine publishers are subject to various regulatory regimes that are applicable to different aspects of their business. In addition to the regulatory regimes described above, magazine publishers must also be aware of consumer protection laws that govern service offerings and subscriptions, as well as laws and regulations that protect consumers’ personal data privacy. There are also voluntary industry standards and principles of which magazine publishers in the United States should be aware of. This section provides a high -leveloverview of these regulatory regimes. 201 Consumer Protection In addition to overseeing certain aspects of advertising, the Federal Trade Commission and state consumer protection regulators enforce general consumer protection rules that prohibit unfair and deceptive business conduct, including rules that are particularly important to subscription -basedservices. These rules impose various requirements that magazine publishers must consider, such as rules regarding disclosure of subscription terms, the process for consumers to cancel a subscription, and notices required for recurring