IBLS Monthly Newsletter February 2005 Volume 4 No.2
In This Issue:
IBLS and Thomson Corporation sign Worldwide Distribution Agreement Irvine, California., February 15, 2005—A new distribution agreement between Internet Business Law Services (IBLS), the world's leading Internet law organization, and Thomson Gale, part of the Thompson Corporation will make the IBLS I-Law database content accessible through various Gale distribution channels. Gale will integrate IBLS' content consisting of easy to understand information on Internet and E- Commerce laws and regulations around the world, and make it available through its current distribution channels. As part of Thomson, Thomson Gale has a direct link to a global e-information and solutions network committed to bringing superior content to the electronic marketplace.
IBLS is using this arrangement as a first in a series of distribution agreements that will make IBLS content accessible to global online audience.
The distribution agreement is effective immediately and IBLS content will be available for Thomson Gale viewers within one month.
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How to Become an IBLS Charter Partner and Benefit from Just Expanded Global Marketing Opportunities IBLS Charter Partnership status is available to legal professionals and attorneys around the world.
This program represents a unique opportunity for global law firms and individual attorneys to showcase their expertise in Internet and E-Commerce Law.
By participating in IBLS events, Council, Database and other services and activities, IBLS Charter Partners have opportunities to reach new potential clients from anywhere in the world.
The just recently signed distribution agreement with Thomson Gale will give IBLS Charter partners unprecedented global exposure through the distribution channels of this international publisher. With more than 20 million users, Thomson Corporation is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers.
"This increased distribution of IBLS content will tremendously enhance the exposure that IBLS Charter Partners obtain for the articles that they contribute to the IBLS I-Law database as the audience will expand many times over with the addition of these new distribution channels", commented Richard Maslowski, IBLS Vice President of Strategy & Marketing.
For attorneys interested in becoming a member of IBLS global partnership network these are some of the benefits:
- Publishing of the Charter Partner articles in the IBLS Internet Law global and regional databases.
- Comprehensive indexing for easy searching by IBLS database subscribers.
- Each summary has contact information for the Charter Partner, allowing for direct contact by potential clients, or inquiry via the provided IBLS intake sheet.
- Listing in the Charter Partner section of the IBLS website, with a direct link to the law firm’s homepage.
- Promotion through IBLS publications and services at no charge. Inclusion in media kits, mentioning in email newsletters, referred to in interviews with the press, to name a few potential areas of promotion.
- Opportunities to teach for IBLS online education courses.
- First year free membership for the IBLS Global Internet Law Council.
- Opportunities to be included in IBLS' Internet Law books which are periodically published by major law publishing companies.
- Private Charter Partner section on the IBLS site with additional resources and opportunities for firm promotion. Includes section sponsorships, message board, and more.
- Special pre-negotiated offers from IBLS Business Partners.
- Specific networking and referral opportunities through the Charter Partner exchange and networking services.
Law firms specializing in E-Commerce/ Internet law interested in becoming IBLS Charter Partner please contact our Director Martha Arias at marias@ibls.com or by phone or in person at our Miami office 305-388-0058, at 801 Brickell Avenue, 9th Floor Miami, FL 33131
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And IBLS Distinguished Legal Writing Award for 2004 goes to...! TheIBLS Editorial Board wants to thank all of the Charter Partners for the excellent law summaries that were submitted and at the same time to announce the 2004 award for the best legal summary submitted by our Charter Partners.
After a competitive judging process, we are pleased to announce that the IBLS Distinguished Legal Writing Award goes to Mr. Frederico Brandt from Alfaro Abogados, Argentina. As a part of this Award, Mr. Brandt will receive 500 stock options in IBLS.
About Mr. Brandt: Mr. Brandt has carried out an extensive practice in corporate, commercial and labor matters assisting multinational companies doing business in Argentina. He worked in the Alfaro's New York office for three years, advising organizations and companies such as The Interamerican Development Bank, Newsweek, Sun Microsystems, Ralston Purina, Georgia Pacific, Invensys, The Dial Corporation, and West Merchant Bank, among others. It is worth mentioning his active participation in the development of the e-commerce platform of Musimundo, the Argentine largest chain of music retail shops. He is a partner at Alfaro Abogados, Argentina, and currently advises local and international corporations in a wide-range of matters in connection with e-business ventures, corporate law, and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr.Brandt's award-winning summary is entitled "CHOICE OF LAW AND JURISDICTION CLAUSES IN E-COMMERCE AGREEMENTS WITH ARGENTINE CONSUMERS" This award-winning summary is featured on IBLS' front section, to read the summary in full please click here.
IBLS wants to thank Mr. Brandt for his continuous support through his contributions to the IBLS database in addition to his well received speaking engagement at the IBLS Global E-Commerce Summit. Also, IBLS would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Charter Partners for the excellent law summaries that are now a part of IBLS database.
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Quarterly Theme - Online Contracting "DIGITAL SIGNATURES POLICIES IN THE EU AND IN THE US" Continuing with this month's newsletter, IBLS is presenting a quarterly theme on online contracting, another of the very important aspects of Internet and E-Commerce Law. A selected theme is covered in a special summary from the IBLS database. This month's summary focuses on the challenges in regulating online contracting in different global jurisdiction, with the focus on the United States and European Union.
Many jurisdictions have been setting general legal framework in order to resolve issues connected to the development of the Internet, such as electronic authentication, the validity of electronic contracts and other electronic documents, etc. Following the work of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”), the US and the EU have adopted a different approach in this respect.
The title of this week's summary is "DIGITAL SIGNATURES POLICIES IN THE EU AND IN THE US". To read the summary please click here.
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