Archimago wrote: > Well, that sucks! Here in Canada, we do have the "'Advertising Standards > Canada' (http://www.adstandards.com/en/)" body which at least one can > easily lodge a complaint on-line. In some of the radio broadcasts, every > once awhile we are reminded that "advertising standards are important" > and listeners are reminded that they can lodge a complaint. I don't know > if any audio companies have been hit with complaints up here (didn't > find any names I knew with a quick search). > > But for ads originating in the US, what can the public do to lodge a > complaint within that jurisdiction???
Here in the US what we get are all kinds of commercials that make very reasonable sounding claims or very attractive offers only at the very end of the commercial, whether they are in print, on line, on television or on radio, there is the "fine print" which basically voids everything said in the commercial. It's really quite comical since you will see or read an ad that promises to cut your cell phone bill in half only to be followed by a disclaimer that basically says "hey we're only joking". I just love totally unregulated capitalism! Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103223 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
