11 C.F.R. § 104.15

Sale or use restriction (52 U.S.C. 30111(a)(4))

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(a) Any information copied, or otherwise obtained, from any report or statement, or any copy, reproduction, or publication thereof, filed under the Act, shall not be sold or used by any person for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for any commercial purpose, except that the name and address of any political committee may be used to solicit contributions from such committee.

(b) For purposes of 11 CFR 104.15, soliciting contributions includes soliciting any type of contribution or donation, such as political or charitable contributions.

(c) The use of information, which is copied or otherwise obtained from reports filed under 11 CFR part 104, in newspapers, magazines, books or other similar communications is permissible as long as the principal purpose of such communications is not to communicate any contributor information listed on such reports for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for other commercial purposes.

[45 FR 15108, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 61 FR 3549, Feb. 1, 1996]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1986–1997 · leading case: Fed. Election Comm'n v. Political Contributions Data, Inc., 943 F.2d 190 (2d Cir. 1991).
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Political Contributions Data, Inc., 943 F.2d 190 (2d Cir. 1991). · cites it 5× “11 C.F.R. § 104.15 (c) (1991). Thus, under the FEC’s regulation, we shift our attention, at least initially, to the two prongs of the regulation: (1) whether PCD’s use of FEC data is a “similar communication” to a newspaper, magazine, or book; and (2) if so, whether the…”
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Political Contributions Data, Inc., 753 F. Supp. 1122 (S.D.N.Y. 1990). · cites it 9× “11 C.F.R. § 104.15 (c). In January 1986, PDA obtained from the FEC certain computer tapes containing individual contributor information compiled from the disclosure reports, pursuant to § 434(b)(3)(A).”
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Political Contributions Data, Inc., 995 F.2d 383 (2d Cir. 1993). · cites it 2× “The panel ruled that an analysis of legislative history established that the Commission had adopted an unreasonably restrictive interpretation of the provision in question and of its own corresponding regulation, 11 C.F.R. § 104.15 (c) (1991) 3 . It further ruled that *385 such…”
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Political Contributions Data, Inc., 807 F. Supp. 311 (S.D.N.Y. 1992). · cites it 5× “Furthermore, this Court found that the FEC had correctly concluded that PCD’s lists were not exempt from the prohibition under the “media exception,” contained in 11 C.F.R. § 104.15 (c) (the “Regulation”).”
Nat'l Repub. Cong. Comm., an Unincorporated Ass'n v. Legi-Tech Corp. (Two Cases), 795 F.2d 190 (D.C. Cir. 1986). “11 C.F.R. § 104.15 (c) (1985). At this juncture, it is unclear to us whether Legi-Tech’s activities are protected by this regulation.”
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Legi-Tech, Inc., 967 F. Supp. 523 (D.D.C. 1997). · cites it 7× “§ 438 (a)(4) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.15 , and it commenced an investigation.”
— 11 C.F.R. § 104.15(c) — 3 cases
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Political Contributions Data, Inc., 943 F.2d 190 (2d Cir. 1991). “11 C.F.R. § 104.15 (c) (1991). Thus, under the FEC’s regulation, we shift our attention, at least initially, to the two prongs of the regulation: (1) whether PCD’s use of FEC data is a “similar communication” to a newspaper, magazine, or book; and (2) if so, whether the…”
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Political Contributions Data, Inc., 753 F. Supp. 1122 (S.D.N.Y. 1990). “11 C.F.R. § 104.15 (c). In January 1986, PDA obtained from the FEC certain computer tapes containing individual contributor information compiled from the disclosure reports, pursuant to § 434(b)(3)(A).”
Fed. Election Comm'n v. Legi-Tech, Inc., 967 F. Supp. 523 (D.D.C. 1997). “§ 438 (a)(4) and 11 C.F.R. § 104.15 , and it commenced an investigation.”
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