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Anonymity Not a Defense for Internet Luring

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has unanimously upheld a conviction for child luring over the Internet. The accused, Michell Rayall Levigne (Levigne), communicated in an Internet chat room with an undercover police officer who was posing as a 13-year-old boy (JG). The communications occurred in an adults?only chat room and JG’s inline profile indicated that he was 18 years old. However, JG repeatedly informed Levigne that he was 13 years old and in Grade 7.

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IPIC Summer Courses
August 4, 2010

Partner Michael Erdle will be presenting the Module 2 course “Trade-mark and Domain Names: Two Sides of the Same Coin?” at the IPIC Summer Course Understanding Trade-marks. To learn more about the course go to www.mcgill.ca/conted/prodep/intel.

Osgoode Professional Development – Essential Issues in Marketing and Advertising Law
June 24, 2010

Partner Gord Jepson presented a teleseminar entitled “Update on Food and Drug Labelling and Regulation” with a special emphasis on drug advertising as part of Osgoode Professional Development’s “Essential Issues in Marketing and Advertising Law” series.

ITech Law World Technology Law Conference and Annual Meeting
May 21, 2010

Partner Amy-Lynne Williams spoke at the International Technology Law Association’s World Technology Law Conference and Annual Meeting in Boston on Contracting and Outsourcing.

OBA Information Technology & E-Commerce Section
May 5, 2010

Associate James Kosa chaired the OBA program “Breakfast Basics: Preparing a Domain Name Arbitration Complaint”. In addition, Partner Michael Erdle discussed critical points to remember when preparing a CDRP or UDRP complaint and led participants through a review of a flawed complaint based on fictional facts.

Food and Drug Law Institute’s Annual Conference
April 23, 2010

Partner Gord Jepson spoke at the Food and Drug Law Institute’s Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on the latest developments in Canadian food and drug law, with a particular focus on drug and natural health product advertising in Canada.