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Vietnamese Cyber-dissident Sentenced to 19 Months in Jail

Report on the jailing of a Vietnamese colonel for online publishing activities. see: CAIP v. SOCAN also see: ISPs Free From Paying Royalties for Downloads

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July 18, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Barbados Has Legislation But Needs Infrastructure For E-commerce Success

Article from the Barbados Advocate highlighting recent e-commerce law developments in Barbados and need for infrastructure development. see: CAIP v. SOCAN also see: ISPs Free From Paying Royalties for Downloads

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July 18, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Welcome to the Techlawed Project

Welcome to the Techlawed Project  

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July 18, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Arbitrator Overturns Dismissal Over Employee Email Usage

A Canadian labor arbitrator has overturned a decision by a government department to fire six employees who swapped pornographic emails at work. The arbitrator ruled the employer lacked sufficient cause for the firings. Professor Geist comments on the shifting standards under Canadian law for workplace computer surveillance. see: CAIP v. […]

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July 13, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Using Tariff 22 Decision To Sue Offshore Sites

The National Post features a story today on recording industry plans to use the Tariff 22 decision as the basis for suits against offshore sites. Professor Geist comments that similar suits against Grokster in the U.S. have succeeded on jurisdictional grounds but failed to show copyright infringement. see: CAIP v. […]

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July 2, 2004 Comments are Disabled News