MoviePass: ‘Get a Month Free’
The movie ticket subscription service is back. Unfortunately, so too are the deceptive ads.
February 2020: This case was stayed.
February 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against MoviePass for allegedly operating a deceptive bait-and-switch scheme by misleadingly marketing that subscribers have “unlimited” access to tickets to “any movie” in “any theater” on “any day” when, according to plaintiffs, the selection of movies, showtimes, and theaters is often limited and subscribers have difficulty getting movie tickets through their subscriptions. (Weinberger et al v. MoviePass Inc., Case No. 19-cv-1039, S.D.N.Y.)
The movie ticket subscription service is back. Unfortunately, so too are the deceptive ads.
FTC using every arrow in its quiver to go after bad actors.
Consumer says there was “zero indication” that the ban had been implemented or was forthcoming.