DOING BUSINESS ONLINE:
U.S. AND CANADA
Conference in Detail
Day 1 - Thursday, May 24, 2001
(For Day 2 agenda, click here)
| 8:30 | Introduction & Overview |
Bradley J. Freedman, Esq., Program Co-Chair Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Vancouver, BC |
| 8:35 | Kickoff Address: “What Will It Take For B2C To Be Seen As Safe” |
The Hon. Thomas B. Leary, Esq., Commissioner U.S. Federal Trade Commission Washington, DC Raymond F. Pierce, Deputy Commissioner Competition Bureau Hull, PQ |
| 9:30 | New Business Structures Legal and business checklist for co-branding, strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions; and other business structures for more effective partnering in web markets |
Duncan Cornell Card, Esq. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Toronto, ON Jeffrey E. Harmes, Esq. Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP Seattle, WA |
| 10:45 | Break |
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| 11:00 | Cross Border Marketing Key differences between Canadian law governing advertising and promotions and U.S. Federal Trade Commission regulations; special rules for sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions |
Linda A. Goldstein, Esq. Hall Dickler Kent Goldstein & Wood LLP New York, NY Shawn C. D. Neylan, Esq. Stikeman Elliott Toronto, ON |
| 12:15 | Luncheon Address: “The Changing Nature of Property in Commerce” |
Prof. Raymond T. Nimmer, Esq. Leonard Childs Professor University of Houston Law Center Houston, TX |
| 1:45 | Business Method Patents |
Henry B. Gutman, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett New York, NY Michael D. Manson, Esq. Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh & Co. Vancouver, BC |
| 3:00 | Break |
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| 3:15 | Copyright Issues for Businesses Online Digital Rights Management Strategies; Digital Millennium Copyright Act; Safe Harbor Provisions; Author’s Moral Rights; Copyright Board Licenses; Fair Use vs. Fair Dealing |
Herbert Regehr, Esq. Bull, Housser & Tupper Vancouver, BC Steven M. Weinberg, Esq., Weinberg Cummerford Legal Group Phoenix, AZ |
| 4:30 | Online Tax Issues Initial business structuring; ongoing business relationships; Canada-U.S. tax treaty; selected federal and provincial/state tax issues |
Michael J. Beninger, Esq. Bull, Housser & Tupper Vancouver, BC John D. Hollinrake, Jr., Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP Seattle, WA |
| 5:30 | Microbrew & Wine Reception for Faculty and Attendees |
Sponsored by the firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and the firm of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP |
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