Michael Geist

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Thailand to Consider E-commerce Law Reform

Thailand’s Electronic Transactions Commission will propose to the Cabinet this month that it revise the Electronic Transaction Act. Thailand recently created an e-transaction agency that will act as a supervisory office in order to boost and promote e-commerce and e-transactions between government, business and the private sector.

September 7, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — News

Will Canada Salute the Broadcast Flag?

Professor Geist's latest Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) assesses recent comments from an Industry Canada official that Canada is likely to move quickly to import the broadcast flag by July 2005. The column argues that it is essential that Canada craft its […]

September 6, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — Columns

Ontario Court Confirms PIPEDA Not a Litigation Shield

An Ontario court has denied an attempt to refuse disclosure of information during a discovery process on privacy grounds. Canada’s privacy law contains an exception for compliance with the rules of court relating to the production of information. Case name is Clustercraft Jewellery Manufacturing v. Wygee Holdings.

September 3, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — News

Sri Lanka Accuses Ship of Cutting Internet Link

Sri Lankan authorities tried to seize an Indian ship and sought US$5 million in damages, accusing it of breaking the undersea fibre optic cable that connects the tropical island’s main Internet links to the rest of the world. The Indian government and the company that handles the ship denied responsibility.

September 3, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — News