Canadian sweepstakes law - Blu-ray Forum

Hawknelson05 · 11-14-2007, 06:23 PM

I was taking a survey from a link I found in my BD today to win a Bravia TV. After reading the terms of agreement, at the bottom I saw this, haha.

" See Official Rules for mail entry deadlines. Mail entrants from Canada must also answer the following math skill testing question (within 2 minutes, unassisted (e.g., no calculators) and without any outside help) and include it with their mail entry: "what is 2 plus 2, subtracted by 2, multiplied by 2, divided by 2?""

What is that!? hahaha

Zaphod · 11-14-2007, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawknelson05

I was taking a survey from a link I found in my BD today to win a Bravia TV. After reading the terms of agreement, at the bottom I saw this, haha.

" See Official Rules for mail entry deadlines. Mail entrants from Canada must also answer the following math skill testing question (within 2 minutes, unassisted (e.g., no calculators) and without any outside help) and include it with their mail entry: "what is 2 plus 2, subtracted by 2, multiplied by 2, divided by 2?""

What is that!? hahaha

Link? Because that is funny as hell! No offense of course...

Hawknelson05 · 11-14-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaphod

Link? Because that is funny as hell! No offense of course...

the site is www.sonypictures.com/bluray/survey

It's on the 3rd page you go through or so. I have to go to school now so I haven't done the survey yet, but I thought that was too funny to wait

Zaphod · 11-14-2007, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawknelson05

the site is www.sonypictures.com/bluray/survey

It's on the 3rd page you go through or so. I have to go to school now so I haven't done the survey yet, but I thought that was too funny to wait

Thanks! It is under Terms and Conditions #5 here:

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevide...vey/rules.html

Drawings and Notification of Winners

"Canadian residents must correctly answer the time based mathematical skill testing question described above at time of entry to be eligible for a prize."

Also Terms and Conditions #3 How to Enter

"Canadian entrants must also provide the correct answer to a time based mathematical skill testing question (“Answer”). The required mathematical skill testing question for Canadian entrants is “what is 2 plus 2, subtracted by 2, multiplied by 2, divided by 2.” Canadian entrants must correctly answer this question unassisted without any outside help within 2 minutes."

aristotles · 11-14-2007, 06:34 PM

It is a requirement of Canadian law.

Zaphod · 11-14-2007, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by aristotles

It is a requirement of Canadian law.

Why? Do you know their reasoning behind it?

dakota81 · 11-14-2007, 06:39 PM

It's the way to get around Canada's anti-gambling laws that restrict free giveaways. Because now it's not a prize awarded by random chance, but by skill.

Zaphod · 11-14-2007, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by glenn22

read this article for an explanation:

http://www.wired.com/science/discove.../2007/01/72511

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Originally Posted by dakota81

It's the way to get around Canada's anti-gambling laws that restrict free giveaways. Because now it's not a prize awarded by random chance, but by skill.

Interesting reading...thanks for the link and the insight.

I can honestly say I feel a little bit smarter...all thanks to this thread!

GregBlu5 · 11-14-2007, 06:27 PM

Not stupid. Just slow.

Sonny · 11-14-2007, 06:30 PM

You mean Canadians aren't slow

J/K lol

oXweebleXo · 11-14-2007, 06:31 PM

who cares FREE HEALTH CARE!

Sy- · 11-14-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by oXweebleXo

who cares FREE HEALTH CARE!

Ya get what you pay for!

glenn22 · 11-14-2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sy-

Ya get what you pay for!

Not true, watch SiCKO (by Michael Moore) then say that.

ps3andlovinit · 11-14-2007, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sy-

Ya get what you pay for!

There are certainly some problems with the implementation and abuses going on right now..but the concept is absolutely a sound one IMO.

glenn22 · 11-14-2007, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawknelson05

I was taking a survey from a link I found in my BD today to win a Bravia TV. After reading the terms of agreement, at the bottom I saw this, haha.

" See Official Rules for mail entry deadlines. Mail entrants from Canada must also answer the following math skill testing question (within 2 minutes, unassisted (e.g., no calculators) and without any outside help) and include it with their mail entry: "what is 2 plus 2, subtracted by 2, multiplied by 2, divided by 2?""

What is that!? hahaha

It is the law in Canada to ask for a skill testing question for sweepstakes. You haven't noticed this before??? that's why most of these are rediculously easy.

ps3andlovinit · 11-14-2007, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawknelson05

I was taking a survey from a link I found in my BD today to win a Bravia TV. After reading the terms of agreement, at the bottom I saw this, haha.

" See Official Rules for mail entry deadlines. Mail entrants from Canada must also answer the following math skill testing question (within 2 minutes, unassisted (e.g., no calculators) and without any outside help) and include it with their mail entry: "what is 2 plus 2, subtracted by 2, multiplied by 2, divided by 2?""

What is that!? hahaha

It's probably just another one of those stupid Canadian laws that they are required to follow.. otherwise the promotion falls into some stupid category/is illegal.. not Sony pictures.. probably just our dumb politicians "protecting" us again.

glenn22 · 11-14-2007, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ps3andlovinit

It's probably just another one of those stupid Canadian laws that they are required to follow.. otherwise the promotion falls into some stupid category/is illegal.. not Sony pictures.. probably just our dumb politicians "protecting" us again.

yes, that's exactly what it is.

Living Near Shamu · 11-14-2007, 06:32 PM

Can you imagine if you had to answer a question like that in the US? Its like being in that show about beating a 5th graders

Texitura · 11-14-2007, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ps3andlovinit

It's probably just another one of those stupid Canadian laws that they are required to follow.. otherwise the promotion falls into some stupid category/is illegal.. not Sony pictures.. probably just our dumb politicians "protecting" us again.

Yes, thank God there are no stupid laws in the USA.

Zaphod · 11-14-2007, 06:34 PM

The funny part would to see if there are any statistics on how many people ACTUALLY get it wrong...

11-14-2007, 06:23 PM	#1
Hawknelson05 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Gainesville Trading Score:1	Canadian sweepstakes law I was taking a survey from a link I found in my BD today to win a Bravia TV. After reading the terms of agreement, at the bottom I saw this, haha. " See Official Rules for mail entry deadlines. Mail entrants from Canada must also answer the following math skill testing question (within 2 minutes, unassisted (e.g., no calculators) and without any outside help) and include it with their mail entry: "what is 2 plus 2, subtracted by 2, multiplied by 2, divided by 2?"" What is that!? hahaha

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11-14-2007, 06:34 PM	#5
aristotles Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:401 Blu-ray reviews:1	It is a requirement of Canadian law.

11-14-2007, 06:39 PM	#7
dakota81 Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007	It's the way to get around Canada's anti-gambling laws that restrict free giveaways. Because now it's not a prize awarded by random chance, but by skill.

11-14-2007, 06:27 PM	#9
GregBlu5 Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Indio, CA 4K collection:794 Blu-ray collection:3954 iTunes collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:1	Not stupid. Just slow.

11-14-2007, 06:30 PM	#10
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	You mean Canadians aren't slow J/K lol

11-14-2007, 06:31 PM	#11
oXweebleXo Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	who cares FREE HEALTH CARE!

11-14-2007, 06:32 PM	#18
Living Near Shamu Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Austin, TX Trading Score:42	Can you imagine if you had to answer a question like that in the US? Its like being in that show about beating a 5th graders

11-14-2007, 06:34 PM	#20
Zaphod Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2007 Location:A small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse. Blu-ray collection:350 Trading Score:4	The funny part would to see if there are any statistics on how many people ACTUALLY get it wrong...

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