Category Archives: Online Advertising

March 21, 2012

Competition Bureau Launches Little Black Book of Scams

On March 21, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced that it had launched a new publication entitled: The Little Black Book of Scams. In making the announcement, as part of its March Fraud Prevention Month efforts, the Bureau said: “As part of Fraud Prevention Month, the … Read the rest of this entry »

March 21, 2012

Advertising Update: CRTC Finalizes Anti-spam Act Regulations

CANADIAN CASL (ANTI-SPAM LAW) PRECEDENTS Do you need a precedent or checklist to comply with CASL (Canadian anti-spam law)? We offer Canadian anti-spam law (CASL) precedents and checklists to help electronic marketers comply with CASL.  These include checklists and precedents for express consent requests (including … Read the rest of this entry »

March 12, 2012

Internet Law Update: CIRA President on Bodog.com, Domain Name Seizures and the Global Economy and the Internet

Byron Holland, CEO and President of Canada’s Internet domain name regulator the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), has written an interesting short note on domain name seizures and the importance of domains to the global economy (see: Domain name seizures and .CA). Topics he chats … Read the rest of this entry »

March 10, 2012

Litigation Update: Defamation: BC Court of Appeal decides Lawson v. Baines

On Friday March 9, 2012 the British Columbia Court of Appeal, in an unanimous judgment by Justices Hinkson, Finch and Hall, decided an interesting defamation case involving the publication of a newspaper column in the Vancouver Sun entitled “Ambitious claims to a trillion-dollar jackpot” written … Read the rest of this entry »

March 7, 2012

Fraud Update: Consumer Protection BC Publishes Anti-Fraud Backgrounder

March is Fraud Prevention Month.  On March 5, 2012, Consumer Protection BC published an anti-fraud backgrounder on their blog including information about typical fraudsters, steps for consumers to take where they think they have been a target of fraud and fraud-related case studies from past … Read the rest of this entry »

March 5, 2012

Fraud Update: Competition Bureau Tips For Consumers Against Fraud

March is Fraud Prevention Month.  On March 5, 2012, the Competition Bureau issued the following tips for consumers to protect themselves against fraud: Be vigilant when evaluating ads, whether for a job, a product or service offered online, over the phone or in print. Before … Read the rest of this entry »

March 5, 2012

Defamation Update: Tjelta v. Wang – A Cautionary Tale and Highlights the Importance of Ensuring Accurate E-mail and Online Communications

On March 1, 2012, the BC Supreme Court released its decision in Tjelta v. Wang (2012 BCSC 299) (see: Tjelta v. Wang 2012 BCSC 299), in which the plaintiff was awarded damages of $20,000 for defamatory statements made in e-mails and other communications. This recent … Read the rest of this entry »

March 3, 2012

Advertising & Fraud Update: U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Top 10 Consumer Complaints – Includes Contests, Loan Products & Identity Theft

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has published a very interesting list of top 10 consumer complaints: 1. Identity theft: Fighting back against identify theft 2. Debt collection complaints: Dealing with debt 3. Prizes, sweepstakes & lotteries: Sweepstakes and lotteries scams 4. Shop-at-home and catalog … Read the rest of this entry »