Volume VI

Issue : 13: June 26, 2008

• EU Sets Sight on Cross-Border E-Commerce
• Alberta Court Decision Raises Potential for New Defence of “Literary Licence”
• FTC Halts Deceptive Domain Name Practices of Canadian Company
• Judge Wants Panel to Investigate His Own Pornographic Postings
• Engineer Sentenced Under U.S. Anti Spy Law for Providing Military Software to China
• Ontario Court Grants Injunctive Relief for Internet Libel
• Copyright Reform Bill Could Result in $20,000 Fines for Canadians
• RIM Triumphs in .CA Complaint over Blackberry Domain Names

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FTC Halts Deceptive Domain Name Practices of Canadian Company

A federal district court in Chicago issued restraining and asset freezing orders against the Canadian corporation Data Business Solutions Inc. and its principals. The order follows from a complaint made by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to the court alleging that Data Business Solutions Inc. had, since 2004, been sending fake invoices to small U.S. businesses requesting payment for domain name services that it did not provide. The invoices appeared to come from the U.S. businesses’ existing domain name registrars.

The FTC plans to ask the court for a permanent injunction against Data Business Solutions Inc. and its principals, and for redress for the victims of the fraudulent scheme.

For a copy of the decision (Federal District Court), visit:

http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0723038/080514internetlistingservtro.pdf

For additional information, visit

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/ils.shtm