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A summary of a recent section event where Paul Emanuelli (Managing Director, The Procurement Office), and Michelle Schachtschneider (Counsel, Crown Law Office - Civil, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario)) gave a presentation on public procurement and issues in technology contracting.

Recognizing that more Canadians are making payments using their smart phones and other devices at an increasing rate, on September 18, 2012 the federal government announced a proposed addendum to the voluntary Code of Conduct for the credit and debit card industry...

How do you increase the likelihood of success for major IT acquisitions by your organization? Before discussing the key factors and considerations at the procurement and contracting stage, let’s set out a few parameters and definitions regarding this article.

Handheld mobile devices are the mainstay of today’s hyperconnected world.

The following is a summary of some of the salient points from the Information Technology & E-Commerce: Insuring Against Cyberspace and Other Network Risks program, held at the OBA on November 14, 2012

In the USA case of Apple v. Samsung, it was pleaded, "Apple revolutionized the telecommunications industry in 2007 when it introduced the wildly popular iPhone, a product that dramatically changed the way people view mobile phones."

This article, which is the first part of a two part series, introduces the protection available for computer programs under Canadian copyright law and identifies areas where the law is unsettled.

Information technology outsourcing and cloud computing can bring a variety of benefits to businesses, such as cost savings and access to specialized knowledge. At the same time, however, they can also present various legal challenges to businesses.

At some point in their careers, most IT practitioners deal with open source software. Open source software presents a conceptual challenge to those who are used to dealing with the traditional proprietary licensing model in that, in a typical open source software license...

In the fall of 2011, the Ontario Bar Association’s Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Section hosted two ethics and professionalism programs.