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Information Technology and E-Commerce Section Newsletter

Volume 14, No. 1 - April 2012

In this issue:
  • Mobile Computing + Cloud: Our Digital World Wherever We Are
  • In Development: Mobile Computing and Privacy
  • CLE Summary: An Exploration of Various Ethical and Professionalism Issues in Information Technology Law


Volume 13, No. 1 - November/Novembre 2011

In this issue:
  • What’s in a (Domain) Name? The Ontario Court of Appeal Rules that a Domain Name is Intangible Property
  • Competition Law Issues Related to Advertising on Social Media
  • Duty to Browse? The Enforceability of Unilateral Amendments to Online Contracts

Volume 12, No. 3 - April/Avril 2011

In this issue:
  • Prepare Now: Compliance with the new Federal Anti-Spam Legislation
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective Telecommuting
  • Network Security Considerations and Best Practices for Telecommuting
  • Managing Employee-Related Social Media Risk
  • User Generated Content: Canadian Legal Issues


Volume 12, No. 2 - November/Novembre 2010

In this issue:

  • Dispelling Common Legal Myths About Open Source Software Licensing
  • Dispute Resolution Boards – A New Model for Dispute Management in Complex IT Projects - Pt. 2: Using DRBs
  • Consumer Protection Legislation: Requirements for Online Contracting
  • Liability of Website Operators and Internet Service Providers for Defamation


Volume 12, No. 1 - September/Septembre 2010

In this Issue:
  • Message from Outgoing Chair
  • Big Immigration Changes for IT Workers
  • Dispute Resolution Boards - A New Model for Dispute Management in Complex IT Projects
  • Dispelling Common Legal Myths About Open Source Software Licensing


Volume 11, No. 2 - April/Avril 2010

In this Issue:
  • Legal Issues Related to Virtualization
  • Google Book Settlement – The Ongoing Saga
  • The CRTC Requires More Than PIPEDA From Internet Service Providers
  • Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Programs


Volume 11, No. 1 - November/Novembre 2009


In this Issue:
  • Message From The Chair
  • Cloud Computing: An Introduction
  • Bypassing the LMO Line – Hiring Foreign IT Workers
  • Shafron v. KRG Insurance Brokers (Western) Inc.


Volume 10, No. 2 - May/Mai 2009


In this Issue:
  • Bilski Decision Alters Test for Patentability of Software and Business Method Inventions in the U.S.
  • Update on the CRTC's National Do Not Call List
  • Technology M&A: Transition Services Agreements
  • New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs): Concerns for Trade-Mark Owners


Volume 10, No. 1 - December/Décembre 2008


In this Issue:
  • Resolving IT Disputes through ADR: Part IV - Drafting ADR Clauses
  • Message from the Chair
  • Online Dispute Resolution: Using Technology While Putting People First
  • Fundamental "Do's and Don'ts" of Software License Agreements



Volume 9, No. 2 - June/Juin 2008

In this Issue:

  • Resolving IT Disputes Through ADR
  • Message from the Chair
  • An Open Source Community Divided
  • IT Bytes
  • Upcoming Programs
  • Section Executive 2007-2008



Volume 9, No. 1 - January/Janvier 2008

In this Issue:

  • Resolving IT Disputes through ADR
  • Upcoming Program
  • Privacy and Digital Rights Management
  • IT Bytes
  • Newsletters Now Electronic: Message from the Chair of Sections
  • National Pro Bono Mentorship Program / Le programme national de mentorat pro bono
  • Section Executive 2007-2008



Volume 8, No. 3 - June/Juin 2007

In this Issue:

  • Camcording: Movie Piracy and the Canadian Dilemma
  • Resolving IT Disputes through ADR
  • Section Executive 2006-2007



Volume 8, No. 2 - February/ Février 2007
 

In this Issue:

  • Competing Copyrights: Robertson v. Thomson Corp.
  • The Availability of Electronic Trespass in Canada
  • Cookies and Electronic Crumbs: Where to Look, Where to Find Them and How to Use Them
  • Section Executive 2006-2007



Volume 8, No. 1 - October/Octobre 2006
 

In this Issue:

  • Electronic Records as Documentary Evidence - A New Standard Provides Guidance
  • Brute Force Entry Punished: Autosurvey Inc. v. Prevost
  • Case Comment: Arbitration of Patent Licence Disputes - The Ontario Superior Court of Justice's Decision in University of Toronto v. John H. Harbinson Limited
  • A Neutral Assessment of "Network Neutrlity": An Overview of an Emerging Legal Issue
  • Section Executive 2006-2007



Volume 7, No. 1 - March/Mars 2006
 

In this Issue:

  • Open Source Software
  • Fast Cars, Blondes, and Expensive Champagne ... The Impact of Remo v. Jaguar on the Registrability of Famous Trade-Marks
  • Case Note - Re: Apotex v. Eli Lilly and Shionoghi
  • Case Comment on Bangoura v. Washington Post [2005] O.J. No. 3859 (Ont. C.A.)
  • Section Executive 2005-2006



Volume 6, No. 1 - October/Octobre 2004
 

In this Issue:

  • E-Commerce Regulations Coming Soon
  • The Tariff 22 Decision: Internet Intermediaries Not Liable Under the Copyright Act
  • Is Your Organization Interested in Using Linux? - Stay Tuned to the SCO Saga



Volume 5, No. 1 - March/Mars 2004
 

In this Issue:

  • Keeping SPAM in the Can? An Overview of the U.S.CAN-SPAM Act
  • Case Comment: Arbitration of Copyright Disputes in Light of the Supreme Court of Canada's Decision in Les Editions Chouette (1987) Inc., et al. v. Desputeaux
  • A Case for Early-Stage Legal Review in the Development of Software Applications



Volume 4, No. 2 - April 2003
 

In this Issue:

  • Consumer Law Changes Will Affect E-Commerce
  • The Same, Only Different: The Status of Abstraction -- Filtration -- Comparison Test in Ontario (Delrina v. Triolet)
  • Canadian Code of Practice for Consumer Protection
  • Libel and Slander Act Applies to Online Publications 



Volume 4, No. 1 - December 2002
 

In this Issue:

  • Ownership of Trade-Mark Does not Trump Rights to Domain Name
  • Debate over Cybercrime Intensifies
  • Registrability in Canada of "E", "I" and "M" Trade-Marks 



Volume 3, No. 2 - May 2002
 

In this Issue:

  • Some Recent Guidance from the Ontario Courts Regarding Online Agreements: Kanitz v. Rogers Cable Inc.
  • The Taxing of Software Services
  • Trade-mark "Use" on Internet Interpreted Narrowly
  • Internet Defamation: What can you do about it?
  • Navigating Through Multiple Domain Name Extensions -- Are You Feeling Lucky? 



Volume 3, No. 1 - December 2001
 

In this Issue:

  • The Taxation of Electronic Commerce
  • The Use of Electronic Signatures in Electronic Commerce Transactions and Thoughts on the UNCITRAL Model Law in Relation to Electronic Signatures
  • BZZ Words - Base-Shifting
  • Latest Trends in Information Technology and E-Commerce 



Volume 2, No. 3 - April 2001
 

In this Issue:

  • Canada's New Privacy Legislation — Working towards Compliance
  • Striking a Delicate Balance: Non-Competition Clause Considered Too Restrictive If Alternative Non-Solicitation Clause is Sufficient to Protect Employer's Interests
  • Internet Websites and Passing-Off: Trade-mark Use in Domain Names and Meta-Tags Can Be Unfair Competition in Canada
  • Contract Formation in the E-Commerce Era
  • Information Technology and E-Commerce Section Executive 2000-2001