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customers or affect the growth of businesses. The bill was challenged by businesses that are built on strong relationships with clients, for example, real estate agents. While the
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Intense industrial lobbying efforts against this bill by a number of paid lobbyists from marketing survey companies, real estate agencies, or copyright stakeholders include changes to the bill to counter fears that bill C-28 might interfere with their ability to seek or attract new potential
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The following provisions will come into force with the implementation of the anti-spam laws: Liable persons include but are not limited to employees acting in the scope of their employment. "An officer, director, agent or mandatory of a corporation that commits a violation is liable for the
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monetary penalties for violations of the spam legislation. Additionally, the
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introduced in 2008 and sought to prohibit unsolicited commercial messages, requiring explicit consent from the recipient. In 2009, the
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violation if they directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the violation, whether or not the corporation is proceeded against."
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