 | INTERNET LAW - Online Shopping: An Overview of the Legal Pitfalls Facing Business to Consumer E-commerce Within the context of South Africa Law |
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| | Murdoch Watney
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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| | Purchasing goods and/or services online is quick, convenient and allows the purchasing or selling of services and/or goods outside the borders of a country.[1] The online parties, especially the purchaser, generally known as the consumer,[2] is seldom concerned with the meaning of the term, ’e-commerce’[3] and the legal ramifications of online purchasing but is more interested in the advantages[4] of cyber shopping that can vary from purchasing a plane ticket to books or accommodation to software.
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| INTERNET LAW - Tunisia Cyber-parks: An Example of E-government Projects |
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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| | Tunisia is located in the Northern of Africa. This Mediterranean coastal country declared independence from France in 1956 and has steadily showed strong presence in the information and communication technology sector. In 2005, Tunisia ranked 31 among the 104 most advanced countries in the ICT sector. In 2006, Tunisia ranked first as the most globally competitive economy in Africa. Tunisia Cyber-parks are an expression of Tunisia advance economy and technological sector. These cyber-parks have become a unique model of e-government projects and a paradigm for countries around the globe.
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| INTERNET LAW - African Latin-American Project Teaches Intellectual Property Development while Encouraging Medical Breakthroughs |
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| | Kelly O'Connell, IBLS Editor
Monday, October 22, 2007
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| | The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently reported a successful effort to bring Intellectual Property Rights (IPR’s) into an area of the world that has not benefited as much from Europe’s history of enforcement, being Africa, and also forging a cross-continental academic bridge to Colombia. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - An Increasing Number of Bloggers end up in Prison |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director – Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Monday, March 05, 2007
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| | For three years, Egyptian blogger Abdelkareem Nabil Suleiman allegedly used his blog as a platform to criticize religious and authoritarian practices in his country, as well as Egypt’s highest religious institutions including the Sunni University of Al-Azhar, where he attended law school. In November, law enforcement authorities arrested the 22-year-old student. Last week, an Alexandria (Egypt) judge sentenced him to four years in prison, three for disparaging Islam and one for defaming President Hosni Mubarak in his online journal. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania adopt cyber laws |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director -- Africa
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
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| | Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are in the process of adopting harmonized cyber laws to enable the establishment of e-government and e-commerce programs, according to the East African Community, the intergovernmental organization representing these three countries with a population totaling 82 million people. The cyber laws will cover data security, network security, cyber crime, information systems and electronic transactions. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - WIPO commends Morocco’s IP initiatives |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director -- Africa
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
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| | The World Intellectual Property Organization recently praised Morocco’s efforts to strengthen its Intellectual Property system and pledged its continuous support. During a meeting at WIPO headquarters in Geneva, WIPO Director General Kamil Idris congratulated Moroccan Minister of Justice Mohammed Bouzoubaa for the country’s “great advances” in modernizing its IP capacity and infrastructure, describing the North African nation as “a model for the region”. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - South Africa has the lowest software piracy rate in Africa, while Zimbabwe has the highest in the world |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director -- Africa
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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| | With a 36% software piracy rate, South Africa has the lowest rate in Africa and is just one percentage point above the global average of 35%, according to the Third Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study released recently. South Africa’s piracy rate has decreased one percentage point this year, but still represents a 1.2 billion Rand loss. The slight decrease in software piracy is attributed to government action and the purchase of branded laptops rather than desktop systems supplied by local assemblers. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - Zimbabwe introduces law to monitor e-communications |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director -- Africa
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
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| | The Government of Zimbabwe has introduced a bill that would allow officials to intercept electronic communications to protect national security. The bill has irked individuals who fear the government will violate their privacy by reading their e-mails, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that will have to pay for this project and attorneys who claim it is unconstitutional because the Zimbabwean Constitution guarantees the free flow of ideas. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - Africa wants to expand e-payments, e-commerce |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director -- Africa
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
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| | Most African countries are unable to conduct business online because they do not have in place a reliable electronic payment system. United Nations officials and African academics want to change this situation. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - Ethiopia plans to establish e-health program and privacy legislation |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director -- Africa
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
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| | Ethiopia is in the process of putting in place an e-health program to improve the delivery of healthcare services in that African country and the legislation to address access, privacy and liability issues posed by the exchange of personal information electronically. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - TRADE POLICY REVIEW: DJIBOUTI Progress has been made in stabilizing the economy; further reforms would help diversification |
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| | World Trade Organization
Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - $100 Laptop Project Moves Closer to Narrowing Digital Divide |
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Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - EGYPT: Activists condemn curbs on internet |
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| | IRIN
Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - Aripo Names Building Housing New Regional Intellectual Property Training Center After Dr. Kamil Idris |
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| | World Intellectual Property Organization
Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - EGYPT: Rights groups slam interior ministers’ call to close websites |
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| | IRIN
Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - AFRISPA launches a paradigm shift to stimulate internet growth through content |
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| | Afrispa
Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - Senegal signs the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts |
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| | United Nations
Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - Microsoft Releases Kiswahili Program |
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Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - AFRICA: Getting connected at last |
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Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - Internet infrastructure: APCNews meets ‘open access’ advocates in the EASSy run up |
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| | APC
Thursday, May 04, 2006
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