No more unsolicited emails?
If you’re like me, you get a lot of unsolicited marketing emails in your in-box every morning. A new Bill was introduced earlier this month to regulate commercial email practices- Bill S-235, the Anti-Spam Act. Although the Bill has only received first reading in the Senate, the proposed legislation contains provisions that could affect the way email marketing is […]
Another obstacle to protecting trademarks online
Policing your trademark will become more difficult next month when a new policy protecting the individual identity of domain name holders comes into effect. In order to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will no longer be providing personal information about individual registrants to the […]
Legal issues when using designers for your business website
Most small businesses aren’t going to have their own employees designing the company website. A small business owner is more likely to hire an outside designer or web developer. From the standpoint of protecting your intellectual property, there are two things to be aware of when having a website designed:
The designer owns the copyright in […]
Ebay Canada must produce names of PowerSellers to CRA
For Canadians selling products on Ebay Canada, your contact information (name, address, email address) and annual sales figures can now be accessed by Canada Revenue Agency in certain circumstances.
The Federal Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court case which ordered Ebay Canada to disclose information for high-volume sellers (called “PowerSellers”) to CRA. Someone qualifies […]
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (dot-ca domain names)
Dispute resolution policies for domain names are vital today because anyone can buy up domain names even if they are no legitimate business interest in using them for commercial purposes (other than to resell domain names). What gives you legal entitlement to a domain name if someone else already owns it? The registered owner of […]
