Watch Out for Cornflake the Clown!

[Richard Kaufman]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... 44&ref=rss

(Link found via magictimes.com)

[Brad Henderson]

If tony hassini can have his [censored] awards, cornflake the clown can have his.

[Bill McFadden]

Funny stuff a novelist couldn't make up better. "Cornflake, who has been in magic 11 years. . ."

[CraigMitchell]

http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubb ... Post249796

;-)

[Matthew Field]

Hey -- this guy must be good. He "won the Orewa Baptist Church talent contest in 2000." Zowie.

Matt Field

[Richard Kaufman]

Be careful, Matt, or he'll sue your ass.

[Tony Tuccillo]

If this has happened repeatedly, Cornflake the Clown may be a cereal publicity seeker............

[AlanWatson]

Regarding Cornflake the Clown (Justin Lane) and his magic clone Magic Matt for making false and misleading claims on awards for publicity purposes.

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has concluded its investigation into this matter and has issued Cornflakes Magic World (Justin Lane) with a Compliance Advice Letter. A Compliance Advice Letter informs the trader that the New Zealand Commerce Commission has received complaints, outlines the details of the complaint and informs the trader that the Commission is of the opinion that they are at risk of breaching the Fair Trading Act 1986.

Justin has now complied with the Commerce Commissions requests and removed from all his websites, social media and promotional material items that were of concern and he also has apologised.

If you have similar problems with dishonest and misleading advertising by performers in your area or country then it is worthwhile looking at what legal channels you can pursue to have these false or misleading advertising claims removed.

[jason156]

Wow, you made a clown sad....I hope you're happy.

[Brad Henderson]

So, can we now force all IMS award winners to strike phrases implying it is the most prestigious or respected award in magic?