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European Union Legislation
Council of Europe Documents
OSCE Recomandations
US Legislation
International Treaties
Case law on Internet Law
Some domain name cases - WIPO
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Information Technology Directives
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Council Directive 2006/58/EC of 27 June 2006 amending Council Directive 2002/38/EC as regards the period of application of the value added tax arrangements applicable to radio and television broadcasting services and certain electronically supplied services
Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC (Data retention directive)
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights
Council Directive 2002/38/EC of 7 May 2002 amending and amending temporarily Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the value added tax arrangements applicable to radio and television broadcasting services and certain electronically supplied services
Council Regulation (EC) No 792/2002 of 7 May 2002 amending temporarily Regulation (EEC) No 218/92 on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation (VAT) as regards additional measures regarding electronic commerce
Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society
Directive 2000/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the taking up, pursuit of and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions
Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce)
Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures
Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts
Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data
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Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 April 2002 on the implementation of the.eu Top Level Domain
Council Resolution of 25 March 2002 on the eEurope Action Plan 2002: accessibility of public websites and their content
Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data
Multiannual Community Action Plan on promoting safer use of the Internet - Decision No 276/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 January 1999
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Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications)
Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive)
Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)
Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive)
Directive 2002/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 7 March 2002 on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities (Access Directive)
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Declaration on freedom of communication on the Internet
Convention on Cybercrime
Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems
Freedom of the Media and the Internet - Amsterdam Recommendations
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CAN-SPAM Act - pdf - 2003 - More info on Wikipedia
<!--StartFragment -->Children's Internet Protection Act - 2000 - More info on Wikipedia
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - (2000) -pdf - More info on Wikipedia
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - pdf -(2000)
The Digital Millenium Copyright Act - DMCA 1998 - pdf ( US Copyright Office abstract ) ( More about DMCA on Wikipedia)
Child Online Protection Act- SUA (1998) - More info on wikipedia
No Electronic Theft (NET) Act, P.L. 105-147 (1997) - More info on Wikipedia
Electronic Freedom of Information Act, P.L. 104-231 (1996)
Communications Decency Act (1996) - More info on Wikipedia
Telecommunications Act, P.L. 104-104 (1996) - pdf- More info on wikipedia
Federal Trademark Dilution Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1125(c) (1995)
Telecommunications Trade Act, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 3101 (1988)
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act 1986 (US) 18 USC 1030 ( More info on Wikipedia)
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2510-2711 (1985) - More info on wikipedia
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (1985)
Privacy Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000aa (1980)
Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq. (1976) ( More info about US copyright law on wikipedia)
Lanham (Trademark) Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1051-1127 (1946)
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Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1971, amended 1979)
North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (1996)
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) (1996)
U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980)
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996 draft)
Universal Copyright Convention (1952, revised 1971)
WIPO Copyright Treaty (1996)
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (1996)
World Trade Agreement (1994)
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On this website :
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer vs Grokster 19 Aug 2004 - copyright, Peer2Peer, file-sharing software (PDF, 129 KB)
Decizia Comisiei Europene impotriva Microsoft Corporation-(24 Mar 2004 - anti-competition ( PDF, 1.46 MB)
RIAA ( Recording Industry Association of America ) vs Verzion ( Verizon Internet Services) - 19 Dec 2003 - (PDF, 56KB ) - final decision
Blumenthal vs. Drudge si American Online, Inc.- 22 Apr 1998 - Internet defamation, ISPs obligation
Reno vs ACLU ( American Civil Liberties Union ) - 26 Iun 1997 - US Supreme Court - Communications Decency Act, Internet pornography
Cyber Promotions, Inc.vs. AOL ( America Online Inc.) - 4 Nov 1996 - spam
Cubby vs. CompuServe Inc - 29 Oct 1991 - ISP liability
1267632 Ontario Inv. v. Nexx Online Inc. Decision ( junk e-mail decision )
Affaire FR3 et DNA contre Syndicats de Journalistes ( Cour d'appel de Colmar ARRET du 15 septembre 1998 )
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On other websites :
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AMAZON.COM v BARNESANDNOBLE.COM ( 14 feb 2001 ) - Internet patent
ALS SCAN INC v REMARQ COMMUNITIES ( 6 feb 2001 ) - copyright
A&M RECORDS V NAPSTER ( 12 feb 2001 ) - copyright
ACLU of Georgia v. Miller, 977 F.Supp. 1228 (N.D. Ga. 1997) - e-mail
Bensusan Restaurant v. King, No. 96-9344 (2d Cir. Sept. 10, 1997) - jurisdiction
Bernstein v. U.S. Department of State, 974 F.Supp. 1288 (N.D. Cal. 1997) - encryption
Cardservice International v. McGee, 950 F.Supp. 737 (E.D. Va. Jan. 16, 1997) - domain names
CompuServe v. Patterson, 89 F.3d 1257 (6th Cir. 1996) - jurisdiction
Cyber Promotions v. Apex Global Information (E.D. Pa. Oct. 1, 1997) - e-mail
Cybersell Inc. v. Cybersell, Inc., 130 F.3d 414 (9th Cir. 1997) - jurisdiction
Davis v. Gracey, 111 F.3d 1472 (10th Cir. 1997) - privacy
Digital Equipment Corp. v. AltaVista Technology, 960 F.Supp. 456 (D. Mass. March 12, 1997) - jurisdiction
Hall v. LaRonde, 66 Cal.Rptr.2d 399 (Cal.Ct.App. 1997) - jurisdiction
Howard Stern v. Delphi Internet Services, 626 N.Y.S.2d. 694 (N.Y.Sup.Ct. 1995) - censorship
Inset Systems v. Instruction Set, 937 F.Supp. 161 (D. Conn. 1996) - jurisdiction
Insituform Technologies v. National EnviroTech Group, No. 97-2064 (E.D. La. Aug. 8, 1997) - trademark
Karn v. U.S. Department of State, 107 F.3d 923 (D.C.Cir. 1997) (remanding) - encryption
Maritz v. CyberGold, 947 F.Supp. 1328 (E.D. Mo. 1996) - jurisdiction
McVeigh v. Cohen, No. 98-116 (D.D.C. Jan. 26, 1998) - privacy
MTV Networks v. Curry, 867 F.Supp. 202 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) - domain names
National Basketball Association v. Motorola (2d Cir. Jan. 30, 1997) - copyright
New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713, 714 (1971) (per curiam) - encryption
Playboy v. Frena, 839 F.Supp. 1552 (M.D. Fla. 1993) - copyright
Pres-Kap v. System One Direct Access, 636 So.2d 1351 (Fla.D.Ct.App. 1994) - jurisdiction
ProCD v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. June 20, 1996) - software licensing
Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communications Service, 907 F.Supp. 1361 (N.D. Cal. 1995) - copyright
Reno v. ACLU, 117 S.Ct. 2329 (1997) - censorship
Sega Enterprises v. Maphia, 948 F.Supp. 923 (1996) - copyright
State of Minnesota v. Granite Gate Resorts, No. C6-97-89 (Minn.Ct.App. Sept. 5, 1997) - jurisdiction
Steve Jackson Games v. U.S. Secret Service, 36 F.3d 457 (5th Cir. 1994) - privacy
Tasini v. New York Times Co., 972 F.Supp. 804 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) - copyright
United States v. Baker, 890 F.Supp. 1375 (E.D.Mich. 1995) - e-mail
Zeran v. America On-Line, No. 97-1523 (4th Cir. Nov. 12, 1997) - defamation
Zippo Manufacturing Co. v. Zippo Dot Com, 952 F.Supp. 1119 (W.D. Pa. 1997) - jurisdiction
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Read First: Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) - adopted by ICANN in 1999.
Cases solved using UDRP by WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center:
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Reuters Limited v Global Net 2000, Inc - reuters.com
Gordon Sumner, p/k/a Sting v Michael Urvan - sting.com
Microsoft Corporation v. Microsof.com aka Tarek Ahmed -microsof.com
United States Olympic Committee (USOC) v. Tri B-U-N Eco. Project- olympiconlinestore.com
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Copland vs United Kingdom (privacy, interception phone calls, emails and Internet traffic) - 3 April 2007
