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New Advertising Law Books: International Advertising Law: A Practical Global Guide
Globe Law and Business recently published a new international advertising law text entitled: International Advertising Law. Given that I work a lot in the Canadian advertising and marketing law areas, as well as the relative dearth of advertising and marketing law texts generally (both in … Read the rest of this entry »
YouTube’s Quirky Contest Rules – Pays to Look Before You Leap (or Upload to YouTube)
CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada). These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Gets Court Order to Stop Allegedly Canada-based Fraudulent “Yellow Pages” Directory Scheme
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has obtained a federal court order to temporarily halt the operations and freeze the assets of an alleged fraudulent Montreal-based “Yellow Pages” business directory scheme. In making the announcement, the FTC said: “Hiding behind borders to … Read the rest of this entry »
Sell a House, a Little Ice Fishing and Other Promotions – Creative Ways to Use Contests (and a Few Tips for Staying Out of Trouble)
CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada). These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »
Telemarketing: CRTC Calls For Public Comments on Do Not Call List and Auto-Dialing Rules
Getting a sales call right when you’re eating dinner can be annoying. On the other hand, like (in my view very valid) criticism of the pending anti-spam law, are telemarketing calls so troublesome that small and medium size companies should face yet more regulation? The … Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian CRTC Publishes Draft Wireless Code for Public Comments
Earlier today, the CRTC published its anticipated draft Wireless Code, which will be subject to public comments until February 15, 2013 (see: Help Develop a Wireless Code). According to the CRTC, it has received 3,500 written comments and about 600 online comments, which were reviewed … Read the rest of this entry »
Canada’s New Anti-spam Legislation – What Should Be Done With It? Can It.
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 »
Webinar: Key Canadian Advertising and Competition Law Compliance Strategies
I am pleased to be a panelist for an upcoming Canadian/U.S. advertising law webinar hosted by Strafford on January 8, 2013: Key Canadian Advertising and Competition Law Compliance Strategies. Description The Canadian Competition Act contains civil and criminal prohibitions on misleading representations and regulates specific … Read the rest of this entry »
