The AGO agreed to change its Code of Ethics, and will not adopt or encourage its Members to follow or enforce any Code of Ethics provision relating to limitations on competition by organists or choral conductors to provide services, including price competition, that does not comply with the FTC Decision and Order.
FTC Settlement Statement
FTC Complaint
Decision and Order
AGO Chapter Certification
2019 AGO Antitrust Compliance Guide
Link: Federal Trade Commission Press Release May 26, 2017
Video Presentation on Antitrust Compliance and the AGO-FTC Settlement Agreement (7 minutes)
(Prepared for the AGO 2020 Regional Meetings by James Thomashower, AGO Executive Director and Antitrust Compliance Officer)
