DOING BUSINESS ONLINE:
U.S. AND CANADA
Conference in Detail
Day 2 - Friday, May 25, 2001
(For Day 1 agenda, click here)
| 8:30 | Introduction and Overview |
Holly K. Towle, Esq., Program Co-Chair Preston Gates & Ellis LLP Seattle, WA |
| 8:35 | Privacy and Freedom of (Data) Expression | Bruce E. H. Johnson, Esq. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Seattle, WA Roger D. McConchie, Esq. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Vancouver, BC |
| 9:35 | Defining a Place in the Crowd The Canadian and U.S. perspectives on current issues in Internet trademark law, including domain name disputes (litigation and ICANN Dispute Resolution Policy), metatags, linking and framing, and other forms of Internet trademark use |
Ian C. Ballon, Esq. Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Offices in Palo Alto, CA and Los Angeles, CA Bradley J. Freedman, Esq., Program Co-Chair |
| 10:35 | Break |
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| 10:55 | Law Enforcement, Consumer Trust, and Safety Online |
Robert C. Chesnut, Esq. eBay, Inc. San Jose, CA |
| 11:30 | Harmonizing E-signature Legislation Update on Canadian and U.S. law; UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures, Electronic Signatures in National and Global Commerce Act, UCITA, UETA, and EU directives |
Lauren Knoblauch, Esq. Ministry of the Attorney General, British Columbia Victoria, BC Prof. Raymond T. Nimmer, Esq. |
| 12:30 | Lunch (on your own) |
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| 1:30 | E-Contracts and ExtraNets Current issues in e-contract laws and enforceability update; ExtraNets, what are they and what basic legal issues do they raise? Selected issues in Canadian and U.S. e-commerce approaches |
Martin P. J. Kratz, Esq. Bennett Jones LLP Calgary, AB Holly K. Towle, Esq., Program Co-Chair |
| 2:45 | Break |
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| 3:00 | Drafting License Agreements IP licensing agreements and protection of trade secrets; top ten tips for successful transactions; troubled partners; controlling what happens to IP licenses and critical data if your partner goes bankrupt; avoiding liability for the actions of your web partners |
Dr. Sunny Handa, Esq. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Montreal, PQ George T. Peters, Esq. The Walt Disney Company Burbank, CA |
| 4:15 | Jurisdictional Issues: Here, There, Everywhere |
James P. Dugan, Esq. Perkins Coie LLP Seattle, WA Daniel Shap, Esq. Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Toronto, ON |
| 5:30 | Adjourn |
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