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What Does Trump’s Election Mean for the TCPA?

Dennis Brown

Nov 136 min read

What Does Trump’s Election Mean for the TCPA?

In the months preceding and following a presidential election, publications and websites give us thousands of annoying articles like...

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A Robocaller’s Crazy Legal Defense: It’s Your Fault for Having a Phone!

Dennis Brown

Jan 1711 min read

A Robocaller’s Crazy Legal Defense: It’s Your Fault for Having a Phone!

Many spam robocallers take great pains to hide their identities and evade law enforcement, but I am more intrigued by those who brazenly...

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Dennis Brown

Jan 56 min read

Convergent Outsourcing: A Cautionary Tale of Doing Business with a Phone Spammer

I recently blogged about a couple of prolific spam robocallers, including Midland Credit Management (MCM) and the now defunct Receivables...

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Dennis Brown

Nov 22, 20235 min read

Midland Credit Management (MCM) Part 2: Turning the Tables on a Phone Spammer

Earlier this year, I wrote about getting repeated hang-up telephone calls from an outfit called Midland Credit Management or MCM. You...

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Dennis Brown

Nov 7, 20238 min read

The Worst #1 Hits of the 1980s

UPDATE: I have a new blog based on this concept, in which I'll be taking a look at all of the supposedly "bad" Number #1 hits throughout...

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Midland Credit Management (MCM): Phone Spammer of the Year

Dennis Brown

Jun 27, 20236 min read

Midland Credit Management (MCM): Phone Spammer of the Year

Update: For Part 2 of this story, click here. It’s a scenario everyone knows and dreads: The phone rings with a call from an unfamiliar...

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A Few of the Best Forgotten Novelty Songs

Dennis Brown

Mar 14, 20236 min read

A Few of the Best Forgotten Novelty Songs

Continuing with the obscure music theme of late, I present six of the best forgotten novelty records. I mean no disrespect to Weird Al...

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The Best (and Worst) Obscure “Bubbling Under” Songs from the 1980s

Dennis Brown

Jan 3, 20239 min read

The Best (and Worst) Obscure “Bubbling Under” Songs from the 1980s

My posts about obscure ‘80s songs (here and here) are far more popular than those about sleazy robocallers, and so I bring you another...

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Dennis Brown

Dec 26, 20228 min read

Receivables Performance Management (“RPM”): The Worst Debt Collector Ever?

As the one or two regular readers of this blog already know, I have a beef with the bill collection industry. Not with all collectors,...

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Dennis Brown

Oct 17, 20225 min read

How to Go Unviral: The Demise of Heardle

Failure is all around us in 2022, as many powerful institutions are proving to be much less competent than we once believed. People are...

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Dennis Brown

Jun 27, 20225 min read

What Happens If the Pope Resigns?

It has been a summer of bad news for American politicians. Economic fear is at its highest since the Panic of 1837, causing President...

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Muppets, Mitch, and Magic: A.I. Makes Them Happen

Dennis Brown

Jun 16, 20221 min read

Muppets, Mitch, and Magic: A.I. Makes Them Happen

This post won't help sell any of my books, but I'm providing it as a public service. A friend recently introduced me to DALL-E mini, a...

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Five '80s Songs That Should Have Been Hits

Dennis Brown

Dec 18, 20217 min read

Five '80s Songs That Should Have Been Hits

A few months ago, I wrote a commentary about ‘80s songs that were once huge hits but then faded away into oblivion. It was a popular...

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Dennis Brown

Oct 22, 20215 min read

"Telephone Terrorism" Turns Two

This month is the second anniversary of my most successful book, Telephone Terrorism. This work of non-fiction discusses phone spammers...

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Dennis Brown

Sep 4, 20217 min read

The Most Obscure Hit Songs of the '80s

Update: This post is about songs that were once really popular in the U.S., but that no one ever hears (or even discusses) today. You...

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Dennis Brown

Jun 25, 20212 min read

New Book: The '80s Are Enough

Until recently, I didn't think I'd ever write another book. I was exhausted, grouchy, and out of ideas. But, as a wise man once said,...

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Dennis Brown

Apr 2, 20214 min read

Supreme Court Somehow Makes the TCPA Even More Confusing

Warning: This is one of my boring legal analysis posts. It’s best appreciated by those who have already read my book Telephone Terrorism....

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Dennis Brown

Oct 11, 20201 min read

Praise for "Telephone Terrorism"

Noted attorney and blogger Eric Troutman recently reviewed my book Telephone Terrorism: The Story of Robocalls and the TCPA. Eric is an...

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Dennis Brown

Jul 6, 20203 min read

The AAPC loses, Barr loses, and the people win

Today the Supreme Court issued its ruling in AAPC v. Barr, in which the constitutionality of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)...

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Dennis Brown

May 16, 20202 min read

Presidential Libraries and COVID-19

All of the thirteen official U.S. National Archives presidential libraries and museums are currently closed due to the coronavirus...

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