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Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act (view source)
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*Sets forth the types of bad faith representations, compensation requests, or omissions that are considered to be unfair or deceptive.
*Provides an affirmative defense if the sender can show that statements, representations, or omissions were mistakes made in good faith, which may be demonstrated by a preponderance of evidence that the violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid any such error.
==Analysis==
===Demand Letters===
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) argues that "widespread sending of demand letters containing vague allegations and minimal information" takes place before lawsuits are filed.[http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2014/07/10/house-subcommittee-takes-up-trol-act-on-demand-letters/id=50371/]