ARCHIVED—A Statutory Private Right of Action against Spammers in Canada
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Canadian Context, Lessons Learned, and Implications of Different Approaches
Report to Industry Canada's Task Force on Spam
December 17, 2004
Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
57 Louis Pasteur St.
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
cippic@uottawa.ca
Philippa Lawson, Executive Director
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Statutory Private Rights of Action in Canada
- Distinguishing complaints mechanisms from private rights of action
- Existing private rights of action in Canada relevant to spam
Approaches in other jurisdictions
Whether to legislate a Private Right of Action against Spammers
Key Elements of a Private Right of Action
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