Electronic Business Law and Data Protection

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Electronic Business Law and Data Protection

• Canadian Business Law I
• Lecture Session 6
• October 18, 2007

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Electronic Commerce and Law

• Birth of a new body of law
• Electronic business telegrams, telex and now
  computers and Internet
• Cocktail of old and new jurisprudence
• Provincial statues on e-commerce
• Based on UNCITRAL model
• Electronic documents generally valid, subject to
  exceptions

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How Are E-Biz Transactions Governed?

• Electronic transactions valid Electronic
  Commerce Act
• Standard law of contract
• Offer, acceptance and the click
• Consideration and the click the question of
  freebies offered on the Internet
• I agree and its implications Rudder v.
  Microsoft Corp. (1999)
• Location of transactions
• Electronic documents and their validity 3
  conditions

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Web-site Contents

• Proprietary rights equally applicable
• Action for infringement - The Canadian Real
  Estate Association v. Sutton (2003)
• Domain names bad faith registration
• Easthaven Ltd. v. Nutrisystem (2001)
• General use of IT resources in organizations
  need for a clear operational policy

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Privacy and Data Protection

• Federal Personal Information Protection and
  Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
• Accountability
• Identifying purposes
• Consent
• Limiting collection
• Limiting use, disclosure and retention
• Accuracy
• Safeguards

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Privacy and Data Protection (contd.)

• Openness
• Individual access
• Challenging compliance