Spam Definition: Unsolicited email transmitted through the Internet. In 1267623 Ontario, Justice Wilson referred to the: "... use of the Internet communication services for commercial bulk e-mail advertising purposes colloquially known amongst internet users as spam." In E-Mail Law, the authors wrote: "Generally speaking, spam refers to unsolicited, bulk, electronic messages sent by an unknown entity. "While most commonly referred to in the context of unsolicited commercial e-mails, spam also comprises non-commercial e-mails, instant messages, chat room messages and mobile phone messages that are sent from unknown sources without the recipient's consent." REFERENCES: 1267623 Ontario Inc. v NEXX 46 BLR 2d 317; also at 45 O.R. 3d 40, 1999 CarswellOnt 1850 or 1999 OJ 2246 Morgan, C. and Saulgrain, J., E-Mail Law (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2008), pages 57-58. Categories & Topics: Intellectual Property and Internet Law Dictionary Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!