IBLS Monthly Newsletter April 2003 Volume 2 No.4
In This Issue:
IBLS and its new academic partner to teach and offer content at University of London IBLS online legal education continues its drive to empower with Internet Law knowledge. The most recent addition to IBLS Online Legal Education is the University of London LLM Program where, in conjunction with Semple Piggot Rochez (SPR), IBLS will introduce and teach E-Commerce aspects to the International Tax Law course.
IBLS is very pleased to introduce SPR as its newest academic partner. SPR is the foremost European provider of Internet supported law training programs and has been cited by Internet Law expert Richard Susskind as a pioneer in online legal education.
More information on SPR is available at www.spr-law.com.
Please visit IBLS Online Education to learn more about how IBLS content is being used by learning institutions throughout the world.
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IBLS featured in OC Register's article "Dealing With E-Commerce Realities" IBLS was recently asked by the Orange County Register to provide expertise for small businesses on dealing with the complexities of Internet laws and regulations. In the article, IBLS cites key points in which every business must have a grasp of the laws in order to be successful online. Please read the recent article, "Dealing with e-commerce realities", by Jan Norman, in its entirety here http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=33628 BACK TO TOP
Combating Cyberprivacy, an article by Amanda V. Dwight IBLS is pleased to present an article prepared by Intellectual Property attorney Amanda V. Dwight. Here Ms. Dwight outlines an effective way to deal with the cyberpiracy aspects in registering domain names for other businesses.
Many businesses believe they have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and engage in protracted litigation to combat cyberpiracy-the predatory and bad-faith act of registering domain names for the purpose of reselling them to trademark owners or interested parties or to commercially benefit from the use of a known trademark. In actuality, there is an efficient and relatively inexpensive procedure one can undertake to take back a domain name which is confusingly similar to one's trademark from a cyberpirate.
To read the article in its entirety on the IBLS web site, please click here.
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Additional Seven Law Firms Join as IBLS Charter Partners IBLS is pleased to welcome an excellent group of new Charter Partners, representing the countries of Lithuania, Georgia, Luxembourg, Columbia, Mexico, and Chile. These firms are experts in Internet Law and are writing summaries for the IBLS database.
REGIJA
REGIJA, which is associated with the Lithuanian branch of KPMG, is an international law firm founded in 1993 as one of the first private law firms after Lithuania regained its independence in 1990. During ten years of business, the number of REGIJA lawyers has increased from 3 to 11. During these years the scope of works and projects has also increased dramatically. From the very beginning of its existence REGIJA has been striving to provide top quality business legal services that conform to international standards and, while practicing in rapidly developing Lithuanian economy, maintains the status of one of the leading law firms in the country. REGIJA has extensive experience in the areas of business, corporate, IT, commercial and telecommunication law. The firm is also an active participant in the drafting of various legislative acts of the Republic of Lithuania, such as the new Law on Telecommunications, and the Law on Electronic Signature, and also acts as an advisor for the Communications Regulatory Authority. For more information on the firm, please visit www.regija.lt.
LAW OFFICE OF GELA MIKADZE
The Law Office of Gela Mikadze is one of the leading law firms in Georgia specialized in the fields of both industrial and intellectual property law. It provides professional international services in filing and licensing of patents, trademarks, copyright and designs, and also litigation and consulting services to some of the world's biggest companies. Built on a highly qualified technical and administrative staff, the Law Office of Gela Mikadze has been the first law firm after Georgia's independence to represent international clients. Its technical qualifications and experience cover a wide range of technologies including electrical and mechanical engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, microbiology, electronics, computing, heavy engineering, optics, consumer products, pharmaceuticals and health care. The Law Office of Gela Mikadze currently has business relations with more than a hundred Patent Attorneys all over the world. For more information on the firm, please visit www.mikadze.com.ge.
LE GOUFF
LE GOUEFF is a Luxembourg based business law firm. It was founded in 1995, as a firm specializing in the sectors of new information and communications technology, media, intellectual and industrial property, and aerospace.
Since then, the firm has rapidly expanded and established itself as a leading full service business law firm with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions, banking and insurance, financing transactions, securitisation transactions, commercial and corporate law, taxation, labour and litigation in these sectors. It is also the Editor of "the l.i.n.k.", a free electronic newsletter addressing issues relating to the Information Society. More information is available at their web site:
www.vocats.com.
SKOL, OSPINA & SERNA
This is a Colombian consultant firm with offices in Bogota, Washington, and New York. Three high profile professionals conform this firm, two Colombian attorneys and one former United States ambassador. The firm specializes in (i) fraud and risk prevention programs; (ii) anti-money laundering programs; (iii) anticorruption programs; (iv) training programs about multimedia technology for educational and commercial institutions; and (v) representation and lobbying services before domestic and foreign organizations. More information at their website: www.sosadvisors.net.
BERNATE & GAMBOA ASSOCIADOS
This is a Colombian firm with more than 80 years of experience and able to represent and serve its clients in Spanish, German, French and English language. The firm is composed of 7 attorneys practicing in the following areas, Administrative Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods; Banking and Finance Law; Liquidation Process and Bankruptcy; Telecommunication Law; Corporate Law; Internet Law; Foreign Investment; Civil and Commercial Law; Insurance Law; Intellectual Property Law; Taxation Law; Mining Law; and litigation before the Colombian Supreme Court. For more information, please refer at their website: www.bernateygamboa.com
BELLO, GUZMAN, MORALES Y TSURU. S.C.
This is a Mexican Law Firm composed of 8 attorneys whose practice is devoted to the following areas, Administrative Law; Public Contracts; Internet Law and Electronic Commerce; International Trade; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Foreign Investment; Intellectual Property. The members of the firm are admitted to the Mexican Bar Association; American Bar Association (ABA); International Trade Mark Association (INTA); American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); Internet Society (ISOC); and Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI). For more information, please refer at their website: www.bgmtlaw.com
MONTT Y CIA. S.A.
This is a Chilean Law Firm with offices in Santiago, Puerto Montt, and Valparaiso Chile; Lima, Peru; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its mission is to provide professional legal services to both Chilean and International firms in corporate and commercial issues. The firm is composed of 19 attorneys practicing in the following areas, Administrative Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Banking Law; Antitrust Laws; Arbitration and Meditation; Commercial and Corporate Law; Communication and Multimedia; Agricultural Law; Constitutional Law; Copyrights; Labor Law; Engineering and Construction Law; Fisheries Law; Foreign Investment; Franchises Laws; Financing Law; Government Contracts; Intellectual Property; International Law; Litigation; International Trade; Internet Law; Mortgages and Real Estate Law; Regulatory Securities; Taxation; Technology and Science; Telecommunications; Trademarks; Trusts and Estates; Wills Laws; Zoning Laws and Planning.
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IBLS CEO Ana Penn to speak at two conferences in Spain and Portugal in May IBLS CEO Ana Penn will be speaking at two international conferences during the month of May, presenting the IBLS business model on how online content is created and used.
In Valencia Spain, Ms. Penn will speak about "Globalizing Online Education Through Partnerships and Networks" at the International Conference on Network Universities and E-learning, May 8th, 2003. The conference focuses on organizational and technological aspects of network universities and open and distance learning: For more information on the event, please visit the conference website.
Ms. Penn will also be speaking at the World Education Market, May 20th, 2003, in Lisbon, Portugal. With the topic, "WAITING FOR e-GODOT?: THE STATE OF DIGITAL CONTENT DEVELOPMENT" Ms. Penn will look at the eContent markets and explore what factors are inhibiting/enabling its growth, what revenue models point the way forward, who will own what, who will author what, who will buy what in this digital wild west. Please visit the IBLS speaking session.
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From the IBLS Database - Digital Music Piracy and Statutory Damage Availability The IBLS database has summaries covering all aspects of Internet Law. One such coverage area is online copyright protection. The following is an abstract for digital music privacy issues:
Copyright provisions have been applied to Internet distribution of digital music. The availability of digital music is becoming more common even despite all the litigation and cease and desist letters that have been used to resolve the issue. The culpability of Internet sites has come under fire many times. Rock stars Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and James Taylor filed a lawsuit against Vivendi Universal's MP3.com music Web site for allegedly distributing their songs without authorization. Statutory damages may be sought.
IBLS summaries are available via subscription or individual sale. To read the rest of the digital piracy summary in its entirety at no cost, please click here
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