Archive for February, 2003

In Web Disputes, U.S. Law Rules the World

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Few Internet law issues generate more controversy than concerns surrounding Internet jurisdiction. In recent months, courts in both Australia and the United States have grappled with the issue in high-profile cases. The first involved an allegedly defamatory Wall Street Journal article about Joseph Gutnick, an Australian businessman who chose to sue in Australia rather than in the United States, where the newspaper is based. The second involved a copyright infringement suit launched in a California court against Kazaa, a leading online peer-to-peer file sharing service owned by an Australian company and incorporated in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu.

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February 24, 2003 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Cyberlaw 2.0

Canadian Bar Association – BC Chapter, Computer Law Section, Vancouver, BC

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February 12, 2003 Comments are Disabled Conferences

Watching Your Employees: Emerging Personal Emerging Personal Boundaries in the Workplace

3rd Annual Data Privacy and Security Summit, Washington, DC

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February 12, 2003 Comments are Disabled Conferences

Computer And E-Mail Workplace Surveillance In Canada

Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto

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February 12, 2003 Comments are Disabled Conferences

Legalese Proved No Defence in E-trading Case

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With most e-commerce Web sites featuring privacy policies, copyright notices, and agreements governing site usage, users might be forgiven for suspecting that some lawyers have quietly turned to Web site design during their spare time.

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February 10, 2003 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive