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DECISION & ORDER
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION COMPLAINT EPHEDRINE PRODUCT CONSUMER ECSTACY SETTLEMENT ACT MEDIA CORPORATION DISCLOSURE PROMOTION ADVERTISING REPRESENTATION CONSUMER PROTECTION VIOLATION AGREEMENT JURISDICTIONAL FACTS LABELING SALE ADVERTISEMENT HERBAL ECSTACY TABLETS CERTIFIED MAIL RESPONDENT SEAN SHAYAN SUCCESSORS PRACTICES THEREAFTER PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS TERMINATE GWMC FTC |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
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In the Matter of ))
GLOBAL WORLD MEDIA CORPORATION, )
a corporation, and )
)
SEAN SHAYAN, )
individually and as officer )
of the corporation. )
)
The Federal Trade Commission having initiated an investigation of certain acts and
practices of the respondents named in the caption hereof, and the respondents having been
furnished thereafter with a copy of a draft of complaint which the Bureau of Consumer Protection
proposed to present to the Commission for its consideration and which, if issued by the
Commission, would charge respondents with violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act; and
The respondents, their attorneys, and counsel for the Commission having thereafter
executed an agreement containing a consent order, an admission by the respondents of all
jurisdictional facts set forth in the aforesaid draft of complaint, a statement that the signing of
agreement is for settlement purposes only and does not constitute an admission by respondents
that the law has been violated as alleged in such complaint, or that the facts as alleged in such
complaint, other than jurisdictional facts, are true and waivers and other provisions as required by
the Commission's Rules; and
The Commission having thereafter considered the matter and having determined that it had
reason to believe that the respondents have violated the said Act, and that a complaint should
issue stating its charges in that respect, and having thereupon accepted the executed consent
agreement and placed such agreement on the public record for a period of sixty (60) days, now in
further conformity with the procedure prescribed in § 2.34 of its Rules, the Commission hereby
issues its complaint, makes the following jurisdictional findings and enters the following order:
1. Respondent Global World Media Corporation is a corporation organized,
and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, with its office and
principal place of business located at 1501 Main Street in the City of Venice, State of California.
Respondent Sean Shayan is an officer of said corporation. He formulates, directs and
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control the policies, acts and practices of said corporation, and his principal office and place of
business is located at the above stated address.
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CONSENT AGREEMENT
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MEDIA CORPORATION COMPLAINT REPRESENTATION FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION EPHEDRINE PRODUCT ECSTACY ACTS PROPOSED RESPONDENTS SEAN SHAYAN PRACTICES AGREEMENT OFFICER BUSINESS ADVERTISING ECSTACY TABLETS DRAFT COMPLAINT PROMOTIONS DISCLOSURE HERBAL ECSTACY CONSENT ORDER PRINCIPAL OFFICE ADVERTISEMENTS PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS ABSOLUTELY SAFE CERTIFIED MAIL SUCCESSORS CALIFORNIA FORMULATES GWMC |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
)
In the Matter of ))
GLOBAL WORLD MEDIA CORPORATION, )
a corporation, and )
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SEAN SHAYAN, )
individually and as officer )
of the corporation. )
)
The Federal Trade Commission has conducted an investigation of certain acts and
practices of Global World Media Corporation, and Sean Shayan, individually and as an officer of
the corporation ("proposed respondents"). Proposed respondents, having been represented by
counsel, are willing to enter into an agreement containing a consent order resolving the allegations
contained in the attached draft complaint. Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between Global World Media Corporation, by its
authorized officers, and Sean Shayan, individually and as an officer of the corporation, and
counsel for the Federal Trade Commission that:
1.a. Proposed respondent Global World Media Corporation is a California corporation with its
principal office or place of business at 1501 Main Street, Venice, California 90291.
1.b. Proposed respondent Sean Shayan is an officer of the corporate respondent. Individually
or in concert with others, he formulates, directs, or controls the policies, acts, or practices of
corporation, including the acts or practices alleged in the draft complaint. His principal office
place of business is the same as that of Global World Media Corporation.
2. Proposed respondents admit all the jurisdictional facts set forth in the complaint.
3. Proposed respondents waive:
a. Any further procedural steps;
b. The requirement that the Commission's decision contain a statement of
fact and conclusions of law; and
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c. All rights to seek judicial review or otherwise to challenge or contest the validity
of the order entered pursuant to this agreement.
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COMPLAINT
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TABLETS REPRESENTATION RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS ACT ADVERTISEMENTS DOSES FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION REASON PRACTICES PARAGRAPH DRUG REPRESENTATION SET PSYCHOLOGY MAGAZINE ABSOLUTELY SAFE STEVEN JONSON MEDIA CORPORATION COMPLAINT COMMERCE PENTHOUSE DOSAGES ENDORSEMENT ALLEGES BOTANICAL SOURCE DISSEMINATED ADVERTISEMENTS JANIS BURTON CHEMICALS AVIV ISRAEL |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
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In the Matter of ))
GLOBAL WORLD MEDIA CORPORATION, )
a corporation, and )
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SEAN SHAYAN, )
individually and as an officer )
of the corporation. )
)
COMPLAINT
The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that Global World Media
Corporation, a corporation, and Sean Shayan, individually and as an officer of the corporation
("respondents"), have violated provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and it appearing
to the Commission that this proceeding is in the public interest, alleges:
1. Respondent Global World Media Corporation is a California corporation with its principal
office or place of business at 1501 Main Street, Venice, California 90291.
2. Respondent Sean Shayan is an officer of the corporate respondent. Individually or in
concert with others, he formulates, directs, or controls the policies, acts, or practices of the
corporation, including the acts and practices alleged in this complaint. His principal office or
place of business is the same as that of Global World Media Corporation.
3. Respondents have advertised, labeled, offered for sale, sold, and distributed products to
the public, including Ecstacy or Herbal Ecstacy tablets ("Ecstacy"). The principal ingredient in
Ecstacy is Ma-Huang, a botanical source of ephedrine alkaloids. Ecstacy also contains, among
other things, the following ingredients: guarana, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, cola nut, and green tea
extract. Ecstacy is a "food" and/or "drug," within the meaning of Sections 12 and 15 of the
Federal Trade Commission Act.
4. The acts and practices of respondents alleged in this complaint have been in or affecting
commerce, as "commerce" is defined in Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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5. Respondents have disseminated or have caused to be disseminated advertisements for
Ecstacy, including but not necessarily limited to the attached Exhibits A through D, and oral
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