Web Links: E-Business Law
1. Canada
Canada Custom and Revenue Agency
-This website provides information and resources on e-commerce, business account registration, income tax and e-commerce, e-commerce records, and GST/HST. Includes links to CRA forms and publications and other government resources for businesses.
-This is the federal government's guide to conducting business on the Internet. It includes business guides, directories, information on government programs and links to relevant organizations and agencies.
The Digital Economy in Canada: Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable
- The Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable was a voluntary, private sector-led initiative formed in June 1999 to develop a strategy for accelerating Canada's participation in the Internet economy. It includes a document archive and video clips.
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
- An Act to support and promote electronic commerce by protecting personal information that is collected, used or disclosed in certain circumstances by providing for the use of electronic means to communicate or record information or transactions.
Cyberlaw - Electronic Commerce (Michael Geist)
- an invaluable list of Web sites rich in e-business law information
Cyberlaw Encyclopedia (Alan Gahtan)
- A list of links to cyberlaw websites covering topics such as electronic commerce, consumer protection and electronic contracts.
-IT.Can is an association of Canadian practitioners of information technology law that fosters the development of IT law. It includes IT. Can newsletters and links to resources on topics such as e-commerce, Internet consumer protection and contracts.
Michael Geist's Blog
-This blog features commentaries and articles on technology, Internet and intellectual property law.
Prof. Geist is a professor of law at the University of Ottawa.
2. United States
eStrategy
- eStrategy develops, coordinates and defines ways that electronic and information technology can assist the federal government of the United States. It includes an information center with a news service, online library and relevant links.
The Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Harvard Law School)
- The Center studies cyberspace and assesses the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions. It includes summaries of current and past projects, full-text publications, interactive collection of audio and video files, Filter newsletter and blogs.
Program on Information Resources Policy
- The Program's purpose is to help policy makers, the general public and their affiliates address problems brought on by changes in communications and information resources. It includes a searchable publications database with full-text articles from 1973.
3. Foreign/ International
International jurisdiction in European Union e-commerce contracts (Norel Rosner on LLRX.com)
- This research guide features information about e-commerce and jurisdiction in the European Union.
Summaries of EU Legislation: Information Society (Europa)
-The website has links to resources on cyberlaw and e-commerce in the European Union
Commission on e-Business, IT and Telecoms (International Chamber of Commerce)
- The Commission is a global group of businesses that develops policy on Internet's unique identifiers. It includes information on processes and current projects, policy documents, a blog newsletters and the e-learning centre.
Lex Mercatoria: Electronic Commerce Page
- A collection of links on topics such as electronic contracts, government documents, cybercrime and privacy.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- The OECD works with governments of countries to develop policy, research and good governance. This website includes publications, statistics and information searchable by country on topics such as e-government, consumer policy and information and communications policy.
Privacy International
- PI is a human rights group which monitors surveillance and privacy invasions by governments
and corporations. It covers topics such as data protection and privacy laws, financial surveillance, freedom of information and policy laundering. It includes links to policy documents, reports, global studies and online libraries.
UN Commission on International Trade Law( UNCITRAL)
- This website provides UNCITRAL Model Law on electronic commerce, the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts, bibliography and links to other on-line resources.
-This website contains information on the WTO's policies for electronic commerce.
4. Books, Journals and Reports
Internet Business Law Services
-IBLS is a comprehensive service that covers developments in Internet law around the world. It includes a digital library, an index to the E-Commerce and Internet Tax Law Journal covering Canada and the United States.
Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce
- JIBC us a peer-reviewed publication on the science and practice of Internet banking and electronic commerce. It includes full-text editions covering Canada and the United States.
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