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Wed 07 Jul 2008Firm seeks to stop prosecution over texting
A COMPANY has brought a High Court action against the Data Protection Commissioner to prevent its prosecution over the alleged sending of unsolicited text messages as direct marketing for commercial purposes.
The central ground of the challenge by Realm Communications, against which 14 complaints have been made, is that the commissioner was obliged to seek an amicable resolution of the complaints between Realm and the complainants before proceeding to prosecution.
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