In FTC v.Accusearch the appeals court agreed that the FTC could not prosecute
Accusearch for selling personal phone records since that information was in the public domain.

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The appeals court actually reversed the district court's decision and ruled that the FTC could prosecute Accusearch under the FTCA for their sale of personal phone records, even though some of the information may have been in the public domain.

In FTC VAccusearch the Appeals Court Agreed That the FTC Could Not