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FTC Claim Against Commerce Planet President ‘Discharged’ in Bankruptcy

Posted on May 5, 2015 by William I. Rothbard

In “Settle or Fight the FTC: A ‘Hobbesian’ Choice” (DRMA Voice, July 2012), I wrote that the former president of now defunct Commerce Planet, Charles Gugliuzza, was found liable for deceptive marketing of a “free trial” of an eBay moneymaking … Continue reading →

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Settle or Fight the FTC: A ‘Hobbesian’ Choice

Posted on July 10, 2012 by William I. Rothbard

Imagine you’re a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) target presented with a no-compromise settlement demand for all your assets and warned by a top FTC official that unless you take it, “You’ll be working for me all your life.” You have … Continue reading →

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