IBLS Monthly Newsletter February 2003 Volume 2 No. 2
In This Issue:
IBLS Strategic Global Summit For E-Commerce, September 18-19, 2003, in Southern California. IBLS is pleased to announce its 2003 premier event, the Strategic Global Summit For E-Commerce, to be held by invitation only at a private venue in Southern California on September 18th and 19th.
This exclusive gathering will bring together speakers from various key international governmental organizations and C-Level executives, influential in shaping the evolution of E-Commerce structure. Speakers will extrapolate on best practices of their organization, case studies that offer unique incites, and frank discussions as to what direction E-Commerce regulation will take over the next 5 years.
In this 2 day program the speakers will address ways E-Commerce strategies are shifting for governments and businesses throughout the world and the issue of how the coming global changes in Internet regulation impact every business with an online presence.
For more information on this event please contact Eric Gazin at egazin@ibls.com .
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First LL.M. in Tax specialization in E-Commerce at St. Thomas University School of Law IBLS Online Education is excited to welcome St. Thomas University School of Law (STU) students into the final courses required for the E-Commerce specialization LL.M. in International Tax.
Students who started in June of 2002 and took all the courses offered by IBLS during the Summer and Fall semesters at STU will complete their E-Commerce Specialization in the LL.M program by enrolling into two new courses starting February 3rd.
For the Cyber Crime and Techno-Torts class, IBLS is introducing its new professor, Shane Greenberg. Professor Greenberg has extensive experience in Internet law, from both an academic and private practice perspective. The course will look at evolving areas of cyberlaw such as encryption, cyberterrorism, electronic evidence, cyberstalking and more hot topics.
The Privacy class is being taught by IBLS Online Education Director and Professor Sally Amirghahari. It will focus on the various privacy issues surrounding E-Commerce. The course will look at privacy statutes from global jurisdictions, with an emphasis on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and European Union Directives on personal data collection.
For more information, please visit: www.edu.ibls.com or www.stu.edu/tax.
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'The Sale of Domain Names and Web Sites' - The Italian perspective by Giorgio Corno Italian IT lawyer Giorgio Corno of Studio Corno www.ciscorno.it presents a compelling look at the sale and transfer of Internet properties and the procedures for these actions in Italy. Mr. Corno looks at specific assets vs. the whole business,
explains the differences between top level and second level domain names, notion and structure of websites, and many other related areas.
Organized as a series of slides in PDF format, viewable with Adobe Acrobat (available as a free download from http://www.adobe.com), please click here to view the presentation from the IBLS website:
Selling Cyberassets
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Newest Charter Partner Joins IBLS The French law firm of Deprez Dian Guignot is the latest law firm to become an IBLS Charter Partner.
Deprez Dian Guignot is an international law firm based in Paris and one of the leaders in the areas of telecommunications and intellectual property.
The Firm's New Technology Group renders advice on the regulatory framework of electronic commerce and on-line advertising in France and Europe ; drafting and negotiation of software licensing agreements, and distribution and maintenance agreements. In addition,they have extensive experience in the areas of regulation of encryption products, the development and installation of IT systems for multinational institutions, and data exchange and privacy issues as regulated by French and Community Law. For more information on the firm, please visit http://www.ddg.fr .
The IBLS Charter Partner program is a unique opportunity for global law firms to showcase their expertise in Internet Law and related fields. By submitting summaries on specific facets of the law, IBLS Charter Partners will have an opportunity to reach new potential clients from anywhere in the world.
Charter Partnership is by invitation only and comes with numerous benefits. Please visit the IBLS Charter Partner page here.
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'What are the first steps in securing digital evidence?' An article by Erik Laykin OnlineSecurity's President, Erik Laykin explores the complexities and processes involved in collecting digital evidence for potential litigation or investigation.
Digital evidence is fragile by nature and must be treated carefully to prevent spoilage or even the slightest appearance of improper handling or usage. Due to the complex issues and interconnected relationships between operating systems, software applications, databases and the multiple users who in many cases operate on the same network; a digital evidence investigator must simultaneously have both an understanding of the 'big picture' or Network Architecture as well as have the ability to bring relevance to the smallest of details.
To read the article in it's entirety, please visit the IBLS article section.
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IBLS Moves Ahead With Flurry of European Activities IBLS has recently taken steps to ensure its global reach into Europe with the announcements of the opening of its Brussels office (IBLS Europe), multiple projects with the European Commission (EC), and opening of the company's EU Law Portal.
To read the IBLS press release on the announcements, please click here.
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