Archive for the 'Advertising' Category
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 winners are chosen by random draw), skill contests (e.g., essay, photo or other types of contests where entrants submit content that is judged to enter the contest or for additional entries), trip contests and more. Also available are individual Canadian contest/sweepstakes precedents, including short rules (“mini-rules”), long rules, winner releases and a Canadian contest law checklist. For more information or to order, see: Canadian Contest Law Forms/Precedents. If you would like to discuss legal advice in relation to your contest or other promotion, contact us: Contact.
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I’ve been working on a fair number of contests lately. Sometimes they appear deceptively simple, but in fact are fairly highly regulated including a small tangle of modern (e.g., the federal Competition Act and social media sites’ terms of use) and antiquated laws (e.g., the sometimes tortuous illegal lottery provisions of the Criminal Code).
January 20, 2014
Steve Szentesi
Kevin Wright (Davis LLP)
Extract from a chapter to be published in CLEBC
Annual Review of Law & Practice – 2014
2013 was once again a busy year for Canadian competition and foreign investment law, administration and policy, including the June 12, 2013 announcement that then Interim Commissioner John Pecman had been appointed to a five year term as Commissioner of Competition, the head of the federal Competition Bureau.
January 15, 2014
Earlier today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Apple Inc. had agreed to refund consumers USD $32.5 million, under a proposed consent order, in relation to alleged failures to adequately disclose kids’ mobile app charges.
January 8, 2014
CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS
Do you need contest rules and forms for a Canadian contest/sweepstakes? I offer a selection of Canadian contest rules and forms for random draw, skill and other common types of Canadian contests (i.e., contest precedents and forms). For more information see Canadian Contest Forms/Precedents.
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I spend a lot of time reading, advising on and blogging about misleading advertising (i.e., campaigns gone wrong) and contests. As such, it’s refreshing to see an effort to increase truth in advertising. In this regard, this interesting Advertising Standards Canada (ASC) contest for its new “Truth in Advertising Matters” campaign caught my eye. The ASC has launched a student competition (i.e., contest) to generate the creative for its new campaign, with scholarship prizes to be awarded and a $10,000 first prize.
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 winners are chosen by random draw), skill contests (e.g., essay, photo or other types of contests where entrants submit content that is judged to enter the contest or for additional entries), trip contests and more. Also available are individual Canadian contest/sweepstakes precedents, including short rules (“mini-rules”), long rules, winner releases and a Canadian contest law checklist. For more information or to order, see: Canadian Contest Law Forms/Precedents. If you would like to discuss legal advice in relation to your contest or other promotion, contact us: Contact.
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These days, running a contest invariably means social media (or multiple social media) and typically Facebook and Twitter. So when I talk to clients about the promotions they have in mind, I often start (or almost start) the discussion with how they want to promote their contest.
January 6, 2014
On December 4, 2013, the Federal Government announced that Canada’s new anti-spam legislation (CASL) would finally largely come into force on July 1, 2014 (with several transition periods for the unauthorized installation of computer program and private action provisions). The following is my updated summary of the impending CASL, including summaries of the consent, form and unsubscribe requirements (and legislative links and key resources).
January 1, 2014
A few days ago this very good blog post by Jarod Bona caught my eye outlining some of the basic considerations for a competition law compliance policy. Given that many of the same competition law considerations apply on this side of the border, including when dealing with competitors, participating in associations, preparing for a merger and joint ventures, I thought this would be a good compliance piece to reprint here (reprinted with permission).
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 on behalf of third parties), sender identification information, unsubscribe mechanisms, business related exemptions and types of implied consent and documenting consent and scrubbing distribution lists. We also offer a CASL corporate compliance program. For more information or to order, see: Anti-Spam (CASL) Precedents/Forms. If you would like to discuss CASL legal advice or for other advertising or marketing in Canada, including contests/sweepstakes, contact us: contact.
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December 20, 2013
On December 18, 2013, the Canadian CRTC issued updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) and additional guidance relating to Canada’s now impending anti-spam legislation (see: Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation).
Templates/precedents and checklists to run promotional contests in Canada
Templates/precedents and checklists to comply with Canadian anti-spam law (CASL)
