Comments on: More About the Anti-Blogger FTC Bill http://freakyfrugalite.com/more-about-the-anti-blogger-ftc-bill/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 23 May 2012 02:04:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Steve http://freakyfrugalite.com/more-about-the-anti-blogger-ftc-bill/#comment-2320 Steve Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:26:11 +0000 http://freakyfrugalite.com/?p=2540#comment-2320 It's not a bill--it's worse. It's a federal agency rulemaking decision. A bill would require a vote in Congress, and you could call your representative. While the FTC must accept public comment, it can pretty much do what it wants. Its authority is granted by Congress, but it can broadly interpret its regulatory reach. That's on display here and makes this rule worrisome. http://reason.org/blog/show/the-ftc-plans-to-regulate-blog It’s not a bill–it’s worse. It’s a federal agency rulemaking decision. A bill would require a vote in Congress, and you could call your representative. While the FTC must accept public comment, it can pretty much do what it wants. Its authority is granted by Congress, but it can broadly interpret its regulatory reach. That’s on display here and makes this rule worrisome.

http://reason.org/blog/show/the-ftc-plans-to-regulate-blog

]]> By: Sinclair http://freakyfrugalite.com/more-about-the-anti-blogger-ftc-bill/#comment-2319 Sinclair Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:06:21 +0000 http://freakyfrugalite.com/?p=2540#comment-2319 HOOOOEEY! Just one more example of the tightening of the screws on the lid of our rights box. Passkey, please. Your barcode number? HOOOOEEY! Just one more example of the tightening of the screws on the lid of our rights box. Passkey, please. Your barcode number?

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