Legal Opinion
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., and Britannica Home Library Services, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 1979No. 76-1477PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.
This is a petition to review an order of the Federal Trade Commission holding that certain practices of petitioners, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. and its subsidiary, Britannica Home Library Services, Inc. (hereinafter referred to jointly as Britannica) violated § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a)(1)1, and ordering Britannica to cease and desist from certain practices. Some of the cease and desist provisions of the orders were so framed as to forbid certain customary sales and promotional activity unless specified notices were given. These notice…
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