Information Bank

Electronic Commerce Law

• Australian Electronic Commerce Policies - Introduction page to government strategies and assistance schemes.
• BusinessPowerLaw.com - Internet - E-commerce resources covering legal issues such as linking, domain names, privacy, disclaimers, encryption, spamming, employee email, metatags, framing, cybersquatting, and cookies.
• Canadian Electronic Commerce Law - Consultation papers, reports and news releases provided by the Department of Justice in the area of electronic commerce.
• The Digital Policy Page - Electronic commerce and digital policy issues
• Digital Signature Law Survey - Survey of digital signature legislation initiatives undertaken by different countries, U.S. states, and international organizations.
• Digital Signature Laws - Information on US and international digital signature laws.
• e/COMMERCE Canada - Internet commentary on legal issues affecting electronic commerce in Canada.
• Ecommerce Law Links - Links to references on a variety of subjects relating to e-commerce.
• Electronic Commerce & Law Report - Weekly coverage of online and electronic commerce law developments.
• Electronic Commerce Legal Issues Platform - ECLIP offers help and information on changes and news concerning electronic commerce and law.
• Electronic Contracting - An archive of articles on international electronic contracting.
• EmailDisclaimers.com - Overview of e-mail disclaimers, with related product sales and links.
• Enforceability of Electronic Contracts - Reference materials on enforceable electronic contracting in Canada.
• Global E-Commerce Law - Articles, reports, and studies on E-commerce regulations.
• GNU Public License - Sample license agreement to distribute software.
• The Information Economy - Part of the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California Berkeley. Includes references to policy and law.
• Internet contracts and licenses - Legal information repository for developers, publishers, and advertisers conducting business on the Internet.
• Internet Law and Policy Forum - Organization of Internet-centric companies with a common interest in fostering the growth of Internet electronic commerce and communications.
• Legal Considerations On E-Commerce - Essays on various legal issues concerning commercial transactions on the Internet.
• Legal Issues - Web Marketing Today Info Center - A collection of Web marketing and e-commerce articles, links and resources.
• Michael Froomkin - Links to legal articles on e-commerce, encryption, privacy and related Internet law issues, from a Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law.
• New Zealand Government Electronic Commerce Site - Resource containing information on electronic commerce, including law, trade, tax, privacy, consumer protection, and help for businesses.
• Protect Your Privacy - Links to information and news about new internet technologies and their impact on personal privacy on the web.
• Requirements on Secure Electronic Contracts - A paper discussing problems and possible solutions for interpreting contract clauses in international electronic commercial transactions.
• Selling in Cyberspace - Overview of the law governing sales to consumers through e-commerce, by Tim Howells.
• Software Industry Issues - Information on issues affecting the software industry, with pending legislation, government documents, legislative commentary, pending and recent regulatory changes, and articles.
• Uniform Electronic Transactions Act - The ETA Forum - A forum for lawyers and nonlawyers who wish to follow or comment on the draft Electronics Transactions Act as it is being written.
• Uniform Law Commissioners Drafts (including UCC 2b) - Drafts of Uniform and Model Acts, from The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
• The United Nations Model Law - Commentary on the laws that will bridge the legalities of paper oriented laws to electronic commerce
• WebReference.com - Internet Legal Issues - Articles on intellectual property and electronic publishing.
• WIPO Electronic Commerce - Information regarding WIPO's program of work and activities concerning electronic commerce. The site is maintained in English, French and Spanish.