Bureau of Consumer and Governmental Affairs (FCC) seeking comment on opt-out notices on fax advertising

The FCC has received a number of petitions for waivers on opt-out notices in fax advertising, specifically in areas where the sender believes prior permission exists. To quote the FCC’s summary, Specifically, the Petitioners seek retroactive waivers of the opt-out notice requirement for fax ads they sent where prior express invitation or permission had allegedly been …

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Winnipeg the latest scene of improperly sent medical records

In the latest case of medical records being faxed to the wrong location, today’s news is that a Winnipeg woman’s fax machine has been receiving medical records for the past year. As is typical of situations like these, faxes arriving at the woman’s fax machine about a year ago. After a number of calls to …

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Is it possible to email a PDF attachment to a fax machine?

Question: I have a PDF document on my computer. Can I email it so that it is answered by a fax machine? (from a corporate user in the health industry in the United States) Answer: The quick answer is, no, there is no way to directly email a PDF attachment from a “regular” email address to …

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Seventh Circuit rules on junk fax case about 3rd party senders

In a case on junk faxes, the seventh circuit court recently ruled that a company that hired a company to send faxes on their behalf was not liable for violating junk fax rules for a mass fax broadcast larger than they ordered.

The client ordered 100 faxes to be sent within a 20 mile radius of Terre Haute, Indiana – instead, the fax broadcast company sent more than 5,000 junk faxes across a three state area – blanketing Indiana, Illionois, and Ohio with the company’s fax advertisement.

The company was found guilty of junk fax rules and had to pay $16,000 to 32 recipients ($500 each) within the 20 mile radius.

The seventh circuit ruling was about the remainder of the claimants in the lawsuit – those outside the 20 mile radius that the company had requested faxes to be sent to.

According to the seventh circuit ruling (which upheld the district court’s ruling), the company was not liable for these additional faxes as it was outside of the original order that they made – and sent without their authorization.

Sources and more information:

TCPA Vicarious Liability Analysis Applies to Junk Fax Provisions, Seventh Circuit Holds by David M Krueger

Seventh Circuit: Defendant Not Liable for Faxes Sent Outside of Agreed-Upon Range by Christine M. Reilly and Marc Roth

Seventh Circuit Affirms District Court Ruling That TCPA Fax Regulations Are Not Strict Liability by Justin O. Kay and Emily T. Broach

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Prince often interviewed by fax

Following Prince’s recent death, some media outlets are showcasing former interviews with the star – many of which happened over fax (allegedly at Prince’s insistence).

Danny Kelly (former editor of Q) reveals in the Guardian under “Prince: memories of U” reveals how he would send lengthy faxes to the artist’s studio requesting an interview and many reasons for it, only to have them mostly unacknowledged. After two and a half years of constant faxing and no message, eventually a reply came over the fax saying “Monte Carlo, this week”.

In some interviews, such as a 2001 interview with a newspaper in Omaha, saw Prince replying over fax with shorthand such as “What u R is what u C when listening 2 it”.

Another interview saw many answers to a fax interview being the same length as the questions being asked – only a sentence or two.

Sources and more information:

The Guardian – Prince: memories of U

Omaha Go – 2001 Q&A: In a rare interview – conducted via fax and e-mail – Prince talks about music and other unanswered questions

Vancouver Sun – That time our music reporter interviewed Prince by fax by Stuart Derdeyn

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Could a fax get you the lineup for a summer music festival?

The Hard Summer Music Festival is going back to before the internet for this year’s theme.

Reddit users have been trying to hack the website to reveal the lineup, however have had no luck.

Right now the website only shows a login form, however it’s been reported that calling the festival will only get you a lead that there is a form that can be signed up for to receive a fax about the festival.

More from:

Tech.mic – You Need to Hack Hard Summer Music Festival’s Website to See the Lineup by Clinton Nguyen

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Need to get a hold of Christopher Walken? Fax could be the best way

Adding Christopher Walken to the list of people who don’t carry a cell phone or have a computer.

In a recent interview with the Guardian’s Emma Brockes, he revealed that people needing to get a hold of him can call his landline phone. Alternatively, he also has a fax machine.

More from:

The Guardian – Christopher Walken: ‘I don’t need to be made to look evil’ by Emma Brockes

Digital Spy – Christopher Walken doesn’t have a computer or mobile phone by Tasha Hegarty

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St. Louis judge asked to approve $1.6 million ‘junk fax’ class action settlement

 

A dental practice that led a class action lawsuit after receiving a slew of junk and spam faxes from a dental supplier has filed to settle the lawsuit for $1.6 million.

Claimants without a business relationship to the dental supplier and who did not approve of receiving the faxes will receive $180 per fax, far lower than the TCPA fine of $1,500 per fax.

More from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch with $1.6 million settlement proposed in ‘junk’ fax suit in St. Louis federal court by Robert Patrick

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Could fax be the smoking gun for voter fraud in a Sydney subrub?

The deputy mayor of Auburn (a suburb of Sydney, Australia) is under investigation for voter fraud after a stream of voter registration faxes arrived from the same fax number.

According to local police, 37 faxes for voter registration were submitted, many with similar handwriting and signatures that did not match existing records. 57 online enrollments were also made from computers at a company run by the deputy mayor.

More from:

The Daily Telegraph – Salim Mehajer probe: Fax marathon of 57 voter enrolment forms is smoking gun, prosecutors say by Brenden Hills

Daily Mail – ‘Stream of voter forms faxed from the SAME fax number sparked electoral fraud probe’ against controversial Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer by Jenny Awford

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50% of large global companies still communicate with suppliers through phone, email, and fax

As reported in Computer Weekly, 50% of large global companies still communicate with their suppliers through phone, email, and fax.

While 95% of respondents expect processes to be more automated in the next 5 years, there is still a heavy use of traditional communication methods for the mean time.

Read more at Computer Weekly – Large global companies still manage supply chain with phone, fax and email by Brian McKenna

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Could a hacker be fined under junk fax law for printer trolling?

The Junk Fax Protection Act of 2005 imposes a penalty of $500 per fax for advertisements to a fax machine without an established business relationship.

A hacker’s mass printer trolling (causing many printers to print material) may have crossed the line where it can be considered advertising, as it contained information to direct the fax’s recipients to a website URL.

More from Forbes with Hacker Weev Could Face Punishment For ‘Mass Printer Trolling’ Under Junk Fax Law by Abigail Tracy

 

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Nova Scotia spa has been receiving mental health records for over a decade

For the last decade, a spa in Bedford, Nova Scotia has been receiving faxes destined for the local mental health centre.

The spa’s fax number is one number off from the number intended to be dialed.

Despite numerous memos from the local health authority, the spa receives on average about one mental health fax each month.

More from CBC News with “Mental health records sent to Nova Scotia spa in error over last decade” by Yvonne Colbert

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