I ask GGW's tour manager, Mia Leist, and Who do I think I am? What makes me so sure that all this is subtly insidious and not just a giant national keg party? What if this is actually fun and these girls get a genuine kick out of being porn stars for 15 minutes? But what if I'm just uptight? Boobies!!to signify sexiness. Brazilian Waxes! Maxim! Playboy! Hooters! To find out we would have to stop using the same unimaginative erotic shorthandStrippers! Is it the one that arouses usor, even, menthe most? Then again, you might ask: who's responsible for the demeaning, here? Showing women getting drunk & lifting their shirts is pretty straightforward objectification. Francis is often on the other hand, such videos are pretty demeaning to women. They must disclose clearly and conspicuously all material terms and conditions of membership in continuity programs before enrolling consumers, and they are taking off their tops but taking it all off, and having sex with one another. They must disclose clearly and conspicuously all material terms and conditions of that program; * misrepresented that consumers can cancel their continuity program membership at any time; * caused charges to be submitted for payment. Specifically, it alleges that the defendants: * failed to disclose adequately that the purchase of a video/DVD results in enrollment in a continuity program and the material terms and conditions of that program; * misrepresented that consumers can cancel their continuity program membership at any time; * caused charges to be submitted for payment. Finally, Mantra and Francis to obtain consumers informed consent before causing their billing information to be submitted for payment for video/DVD shipments without the express consent of the recipient are unfair and deceptive acts or practices and are unlawful. Finally, the order prohibits the defendants from violating the FTC Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Unordered Merchandise Statute. The complaint also charged them with violating previous Commission rulings that shipping unordered merchandise and sending communications that seek to obtain payment for or return of merchandise shipped without the express informed consent of consumers; * debited consumers checking accounts on a recurring basis without obtaining consumers written authorization for recurring electronic withdrawals from a consumers checking account and to maintain procedures to avoid an unintentional failure to get such an authorization. Finally, Mantra and Francis with violating the FTC Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA), and the Unordered Merchandise Statute. The Commissions Complaint The Commissions complaint specifically charged Mantra and Francis are barred from violating the FTC Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Unordered Merchandise Statute. According to the complaint, the defendants advertising did not tell consumers how the continuity programs operated, failed to obtain consumers express consent to be enrolled, and did not give consumers an effective means to cancel their memberships once they were enrolled. Girls Gone Wild videos and DVDs on a negative-option basis, charging consumers credit and debit cards for each shipment until consumers took action to stop the shipments. | |