AFFILIATES BEING SUBPOENAED BY ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL

[chriogenix]

it'll be interested to see how this plays out. there are so many parts of the law that come together in AM. im assuming that the AG can only go after affiliates for misleading consumers in their own states because the federal government has the right to regular interstate commerce.

 

[cardine]

And if they had all the personal information then, yes, it does sound like they had an informant(s). OR a network. That would make ALOT more sense.

Why would a network rat out affiliates who are making them money?

 

[windjc]

Does anything with this suit have to do with this?

 

[alexb]

 

[jbubs1975]

Acai weight loss > Illinois > Attorney General > Oprah > Supeona

I'd take any reference to Oprah off my landing pages just to be safe.

"We are pursuing unauthorized uses of Ms. Winfrey's name associated to acai-based products, none of which she has endorsed," said Don Halcombe, a spokesman for Harpo Inc., Ms. Winfrey's production company. Chicago-based Harpo is turning over complaints about such items to the Illinois attorney general's office, Mr. Halcombe said in a telephone interview.

 

[windjc]

Why would a network rat out affiliates who are making them money?

Legal pressure.

It was simply a thought.

 

[Volume10]

I want to make sure I got this straight. 30 Super Affiliates ALL who live in ILLINOIS and ALL who promoted ACAI are under subpeona?

That's alot of super affiliates from one state if thats true. OR what is considered a "super affiliate" has a much lower level of entry than what I consider "super affiliate" to mean.

The reason I ask is two fold. First, its important to know if the Illinois AD is ONLY going after residents of Illinois. Second, what is the threshold? 1k/week? 10k/week? 25k/week?

And if they had all the personal information then, yes, it does sound like they had an informant(s). OR a network. That would make ALOT more sense.

Actually the any state AG can go after any affiliate any where if they think the affiliate has brought harm to a resident of their state. So all 30 may not be in the state of Illinois.

Oprah's fat ass!

 

[papajohn56]

The Truth About Oprah, Dr. Oz, Acai berry, MonaVie and Resveratrol - Oprah.com

careful with acai and resveratrol guys.

Neither Oprah nor Dr. Oz are associated with nor do they endorse any specific resveratrol product, company or online solicitation of such products. Any companies that misrepresent their affiliation are making false claims. Harpo attorneys are pursuing companies that claim such an affiliation.

 

[kblessinggr]

Legal pressure.

It was simply a thought.

Who knows, maybe they're trying to find a reason to outlaw flogs all together

 

[marksus8]

So is Oprah, isn't she?

Put Opera under Subpeona

 

[kblessinggr]

Put Opera under Subpeona

You know a lawyer or a dozen would try very hard to keep her from having to say anything under oath.

 

[Garrett]

I'm thinking its because of the flog. Fake testimonials ain't "legal". Add in the fact that you probably got Oprah endorsing this shit (unknown to her). Great for conversions, not great for staying out of the line of fire.

 

[kblessinggr]

I'm thinking its because of the flog. Fake testimonials ain't "legal". Add in the fact that you probably got Oprah endorsing this shit (unknown to her). Great for conversions, not great for staying out of the line of fire.

The law is pretty specific about what counts as actual endorsement, and where the line of assumption is drawn. Such as having a video of one of her Doc Oz episodes could at best simply be copyright infringement (since using the video for commercial purposes might be a fuzzy line into 'fair use')

 

[sumitdhawan09]

Why would a network rat out affiliates who are making them money?

Hello friend,

To avoid liability of self perhaps?

Maybe goverment of America think it affiliate network who make fake blog page of landing at first.

Affiliate network tell government no is them and give them list affiliate who make fake blog page of landing for promote offer.

Good luck bro

 

[lolwut]

subigo stop being a pussy. That was some really bad advertising for your "services"

 

[jryan21]

From an affiliate's point of view, I'd probably be more concerned about income tax issues than I would be about false advertising. That's what they often end up getting you for when their original cases fall apart.

 

[johnysc430]

Hello friend,

To avoid liability of self perhaps?

Maybe goverment of America think it affiliate network who make fake blog page of landing at first.

Affiliate network tell government no is them and give them list affiliate who make fake blog page of landing for promote offer.

Good luck bro

Yes, I'm sure it was a network or networks that give this information up.

 

[070707]

Yes, I'm sure it was a network or networks that give this information up.

Well I atleast hope the local networks here will say if they had any involvement.

For some reason, I guarantee Hydra did. :uhoh2:

 

[bb_wolfe]

Yes, I'm sure it was a network or networks that give this information up.

Or someone who runs a network or works for a network or has had recent access physically to a network.

That being said, the Bears fucking suck and anyone in IL who push acai and cheers on the Bears deserves a fucking legal mess!

GREEN BAY IN 10 BABY

 

[bb_wolfe]

AG: Don't be bad

Internet Marketers: You're going to call off your rigorous investigation. You're going to publicly state that there is no underground group. Or... these guys are going to take your balls. They're going to send one to the New York Times, one to the LA Times press-release-style. Look, the people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances. We guard you while you sleep. Do not fuck with us.