Federal court rules Telephone Consumer Protection Act does not apply to commercial SMS text messages sent to cellular phones. The ruling came a few weeks ago in Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster‚ No. C 06-2893 CW‚ 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46325 (N.D. Cal. June 26‚ 2007)‚ a case involving the transmission of an SMS text message promoting a popular author’s "mobile club" to a cellular phone used by a seven-year-old child. The defendants‚ the publishing company that contracted for the transmission of
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Paper #1: Role of Government Intervention in Environmental Issues In environmental cases‚ a policy framework is sometimes more effective when there is less government intervention. As the level of government intervention diminishes‚ this allows more flexibility for corporations to achieve efficiency. Furthermore the traditional command and control approach has proven to be costly‚ bureaucratic and often inefficient. It is important to address the fact that there are numerous benefits that
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246 Eleventh Five Year Plan 11 Consumer Protection and Competition Policy CONSUMER PROTECTION 11.1. Promotion of consumer welfare is the common goal of consumer protection and competition policy. At the root of both consumer protection and competition policy is the recognition of an unequal relationship between consumers and producers. Protection of consumers is accomplished by setting minimum quality specifications and safety standards for both goods and services and establishing mechanisms
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Preface Sustainable development means that the needs of the present generation should be met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainability is the key to preventing or reducing the effect of environmental issues. Environmental sustainability is the process of making sure current processes of interaction with the environment are pursued with the idea of keeping the environment as pristine as naturally possible based on ideal-seeking behavior. Ecosystems are
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Guess Paper – 2009 Class – X Subject – Chemistry (P- Block Elements) Kalra sir 09460472649 kalra1977@rediffmail.com Group 15 elements: |Symbol |Atomic |Electronic configuration | | |number | | | |7 |[He]2s22p3 | |N | | | |P |15 |[Ne] 3s23p3 | |As |33 |[Ar]3d104s24p3
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FEMA & consumer Protection Act When a business enterprise imports goods from other countries‚ exports its products to them or makes investments abroad‚ it deals in foreign exchange. In the light of economic reforms and the liberalized scenario‚ FERA was replaced by a new Act called the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)‚ 1999.The Act applies to all branches‚ offices and agencies outside India‚ owned or controlled by a person resident in India. FEMA emerged as an investor friendly legislation
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Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Jackie Brush Grand Canyon University: ECN360 – Intermediate Economics May 19th‚ 2012 EPA What is the US EPA? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment‚ by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA was proposed by President Richard Nixon and
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Tort Q-Define Tort‚ and its essentials. Q- injuria sine dmno and damnum sine injuria. Q- write a short note s on the following in the light of two latin maxims• • Gloucester Grammar School Case. Ashby V white The word tort has been derived from the Latin term tortum‚ which means to twist. It includes that conduct which is not straight or lawful. It is equivalent to the English term wrong. Tort is the breach of duty recognized by law. Definition of Tort-Salmond- it is a civil wrong for
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ARE THE CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISLATION EFFICACIOUS ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER RIGHTS IN PAKISTAN OR ELSE A NATIONAL STRATEGY IS NEEDED TO EVOKE MASSIVE AWARENESS‚ ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING LAWS‚ APPORTION LIABILITIES AND PROTECT OUR CONSUMER? CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISTATION IN PAKISTAN “Governments should develop or maintain a strong consumer protection policy‚ taking into account the guidelines and relevant international agreements. In so doing‚ each Government should set its own
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About environmental protection in China Nowadays in China‚ one issue is getting more and more severe as the increasing development of China’s economy‚ that is‚ environmental pollutions. Starting with air pollution‚ along with water pollution and soil pollution‚ China is currently facing the most serious problems than ever before. Establishing of many industrial factories has made China a top share in manufacturing. However‚ neglecting of protecting the environment while developing manufacturing
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