Community Blood Bank of the Kansas City Area Inc.

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IN THE MATTER OF COMlVU ITY BLOOD BA K OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA INC., ET AL.

ORDER, OPINIONS , ETC. , IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket 851.9. Compluint, July !J JWi2-Decision, Sept. , 1966* Order requiring a commlmity blood bank, an area hospital association, its hospital members, anu hospital pathologists, all in the Kansas City area The Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 405 F. 2d 1011 (1969) (8 S. &D. 8G5), held that evidence established nc lJondent5 , a bospital assodiition iind a blood ban!, association, were nonprofit corporations and exempt from provisions of tbe Federal TJ'ade Commission Act. Syllabus 70 F. T.

6. That they print or bind a1l or a portion of the copies listed in the contract of the first edition of an author s book: Provided, however That it shall he a defense in any enforcement proceeding instituted hereunder for respondents to establish that said books are printed or bound as represented. 7. That books published by respondents are reviewed by critics or columnists, or in newspapers, magazines, radio or other reviewing media: P,-ovided, however That it shall be a defense in any enforcement proceeding instituted hereunder to establish that the said books have been reviewed as represented.

8. That respondents offer and enter into contracts or agreements with authors of manuscripts, whether or not determined by them to have unusual possibilities of success or for any other reason, \vhereby respondents agree to assume a1l or a portion of the publication, promotion or distribution costs or to compensate the author on the basis of the number of books sold: Provided, h01vever That it shall be a defense in any enforcement proceeding instituted hereunder for respondents to establish that they make such offers and enter into contracts or agreements as represented and that a bona fide effort is made to make such offers and enter into such contracts with each of the authors responding to such advertising representations.

It is fu,-ther ordered That the respondents herein shall, within sixty (60) days after service upon them of this order, file with the Commission a report in writing setting forth in detail the manner and form in which they have complied with this order.