Group Discussion Topic: Content on Internet Should Be Censored A) Background: Internet censorship is the control or suppression of the publishing of, or access to information on the Internet. It may be carried out by governments or by private organizations either at the behest of government or on their own initiative. Individuals and organizations may engage in self-censorship on their own or due to intimidation and fear. Internet censorship in India is selectively practiced by both federal
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dealers from advertising a vehicle for a price at which the vehicle will not be sold to any retailer buyer. If a dealer does so, the Texas DMV might pursue enforcement action against an allegedly defending dealer. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) states that false advertising is a form of unfair and deceptive commerce. The term “false advertising” has been broadly construed. As you might expect, the term includes advertisements that are in fact untrue. However, the term false advertising extends
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customers to buy a more expensive product by telling that the advertised product is no longer available or is of poor quality. Bait and switch is a crime in most of the states and if damages are proved, it can be the basis for a personal lawsuit for false advertising (http://definitions.uslegal.com). 1. Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. No. A dealership
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the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The bias of advertising has existed as long as advertising has. Advertising is the art of applying bias to sell. It is the designed to make something attractive, to make something desired, or needed through the act of creating simple psychological games. The creation of fallacies to stimulate a sense of need is the very foundation of advertising. The pseudo logical appeal to emotion presented in such ads stimulates us to buy things
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published advertisement simply because she drove for three hours. Advertisers do not negotiate on price based on far a customer had to drive. By law advertisement is not a contract or an offer. Advertisement is only considered misleading if it contains false statements. In the video, the sales man, Tony clearly points to Betty on the published advertisement where it states that there was only one car available for that price. In my opinion the ad did not violate the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unfairness
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especially since he gave her a verbal quote for her truck over the phone - the bait was the advertising, as was the verbal truck quote, then the salesperson waits to “reel in the fish,” but alas there are no products left, so he offers her a “better deal” and with a switch of product, a deceptive deal may be made! The FTC sets the standards for advertising, especially false or misleading advertising. The Federal Trade Commission Guide reads that a “former price is not necessarily fictitious
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accordance with the published advertisement. However, the dealer has a duty to perform in accordance with the published advertisement. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),” advertising must be truthful and non-deceptive, must have evidence to back up their claims, and cannot be unfair ("Advertising: a guide for," 2001).” In other words, the advertisement must be a factual representation of services or goods being advertised. On the surface, it appears that the car dealer is involved
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the customer has the right to claim the published advertisement since the fact that she drove many hours in uncomfortable conditions to the dealer expecting to buy the product advertised. The FTC is in charge to protect consumers from false or misleading advertising. The Lanham Act is a series of laws regulating trademark registration and protection. In this case, the fact that Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat is not regulate in the FTC neither in the Lanham Act, therefore, it has
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legal guidelines to perform in accordance with published advertisement regardless of who the consumer is, where they come from or what they do. Advertising laws are aimed at protecting consumers by requiring advertisers to be truthful about their products and to be able to substantiate their claims. All businesses must comply with advertising and marketing laws, and failure to do so could result in costly lawsuits and civil penalties. (Busines.Gov, 2011) However, the dealer tried
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Bait and Switch Does the fact that Betty drove three hours in one-hundred-degree heat have any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement? The fact that Betty had drove three hours in one hundred degree weather to the venue in which the car is being sold, has no bearing on whether the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. Generally, ads are not offers but invitations for offers. Advertisements include sales promotion
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