Syllabus
LAW426D.001
Topics in Law & Technology: Law of Cyberspace
(2010-2011)
Tuesday, 9:30 -12:30
Shigenori Matsui
Professor of Law, University of British Columbia , Faculty of Law
Phone 604-822-5592
1822 East Mall, Vancouver , BC V6T 1Z1 rm. #146
e-mail matsui@law.ubc.ca
Seminar 4 CREDITS
THE BASIC PURPOSE OF THE COURSE
This seminar is designed to focus on the legal issues arising from the development of cyberspace. Public law issues include the internet governance and the role of law, jurisdictional issues, unauthorized access, ISP liability, freedom of expression on the Internet, defamation, invasion of privacy, obscenity, indecent speech, hate speech, copyright, domain name, personal data protection, and cyberdemocracy.
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook: Michael Geist, Internet Law in Canada (3rd edition Captus Press 2002)
Supplementary materials available at Bookstore
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There is no pre-requisite course for taking this seminar. The course requirements include regular class attendance, course readings, and final essay paper.
EVALUATION
Students will be evaluated based upon the final essay paper and class performance. The essay paper will be assigned 70% of total evaluation and the class performance will be assigned 30% of total evaluation.
Each student is required to attend the class after reading assigned materials and is encouraged to participate in the class discussions. Each student should choose a particular topic from the areas covered by this seminar and submit the outline of the paper by the end of October and then write a substantial paper (at least twenty five pages, double spaced). I will be happy to advise you on your choice of topic and you should talk with me before finalizing your outline. The paper will be evaluated based on the organizing skill, research skill, and writing skill.
QUESTIONS
If you have questions, you can always come to see me. My office is on the 5 th floor of the Swing Space building. My office hour is 12:30-14:30 on Monday and Wednesday but I will be in my office most of the days except classes and meetings. You can come in anytime. If you would like to have an appointment, please send me an e-mail.
Course Outline
*indicates cases and materials included in Michael Geist, Internet Law in Canada (3/e 2002).
Underlined materials are included in the Supplementary Materials available at the Bookstore.
The participants are supposed to read the relevant pages of the textbook together with relevant materials included in the Supplementary Materials. Cases or materials not underlined are not required for reading but I would like to discuss these cases and materials during the class. Remember that this outline is still tentative and may be revised during the course.
Sept 7
Introduction
1. Internet and Internet Law GEIST, at 1-13
A. Internet
1-A-1 Michael Geist, the Reality of Bytes: Regulating economic activity in the Age of the Internet, 73 Wash. L Rev. 521 (1998)*
1-A-2 Regulation of the Internet: A Technological Perspective*
1-A-3 Re Tariff 22, Internet*
2. Internet Governance and Law GEIST, at 14-40
A. Governance of Internet
2-A-1 John Perry Barlow, A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace*
http://www.eff.org/~barlow/Declaration-Final.html
2-A-2 David R. Johnson & David Post, Law and Borders--The Rise of Law in Cyberspace, 48 Stan. L.
Rev. 1367 (1996)*
2-A-3 Jack L. Goldsmith, Against Cyberanarchy, 65 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1199 (1998)*
2-A-4 The Honorable Michel Bastrache, The Challenge of the Law in the New Millennium*
B. Law and Code
2-B-1 Lawrence Lessig, Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace 3-7, 43-60, 85-99 (Basic Books 1999)
Sept 14
3. Jurisdictional Issues GEIST, at 41-87
A. Personal Jurisdiction?Comparative Law
Background
International Shoe Co. v. Washington , 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
Calder v. Jones, 465 U.S. 783 (1984)
Asahi Metal Industry v. Superior Court of California , 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
3-A-1 Inset Systems, Inc. v. Instruction Set, Inc., 937 F.Supp. 161 (D. Conn. 1996)*
3-A-2 Bensusan Restaurant Corp. v. King, 937 F.Supp. 295 (S.D.N.Y. 1996)*
CompuServe Inc. v. Patterson, 89 F. 3D 1257 (6th Cir. 1996)
Cybersell, Inc. v. Cybersell Inc., 130 F. 3d 414 (9th Cir. 1997)
3-A-3 Zippo Manufacturer v. Zippo Dot Com, 952 F. Supp. 1119 (W.D. Pa. 1997)*
Panavision International v. Toeppen, 141 F.3d 1316 (9 th Cir. 1998)
Bochan v. LaFontainc, 68 F. Supp. 692 (E.D. Va. 1999)
3-A-4 Desktop Technologies, Inc. v. Colorworks Reproduction & Design, Inc., 1999 U.S. DIS LEXIS 1934 (E.D.Pa. 1999)*
3-A-5 Dow Jones & Company Inc. v. Gutnick [2002] HCA 56 (10 December 2002)
Preliminary Draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (30Oct. 1999)
B. Personal Jurisdiction? Canada
Background
Morguard Investments Ltd. v. de Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077
Amchem Products Incorporated v. British Columbia , [1993] 1 S.C.R. 897
3-B-1 Braintech, Inc. v. Kostiuk, 1999 BCCA 0169 (Ct.App. B.C.)*
Bangoura v. Washington Post, 2005 A.C.W.S.J. Lexis 6141 (Ont. CA 2005)
Wiebe v. Bouchard, 2005 A.C.W.S.J. Lexis 925 (BC Supreme Court 2005)
3-B-2 World Stock Exchange, Alberta Securities Commission February 15, 2000*
3-B-3 Pro-C Ltd. V. Comupter City, Inc., 205 D.L.R.(4 th ) 568 (Ont CA 2001)*
3-B-4 Reference re Earth Future Lottery, 215 D.L.R. (4 th ) 656 (P.E.I. Supreme Court, Appeal Division 20020*
3-B-5 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Assn. of Internet Providers ( C.A. ), [2004] 2 S.C.R. 427
3-B-6 Crookes v. Halloway, [2008] B.C.J. No. 834, 2008 BACCA 165
C. Extraterritorial Regulation
3-C-1 YAHOO! CASE TRIBUNAL DE GRANDE INSTANCE DE PARIS (May 22, 2000) *GEIST at 133
UEJF and Licra v. Yahoo! Inc. and Yahoo France
http://www.juriscom.net/txt/jurisfr/cti/yauctions20000522.htm
3-C-2 The Position of the Office de la Langue Francaise with regard to Language Regulation of Commercial Speech*
D. Enforcement of Foreign Judgment
3-D-1 Yahoo! Inc. v. La Ligue Contre le Racisme et L'Antisemitisme, 169 F. Supp. 2d 1181 (N.D.Cal. 2001)* GEIST at 133-135
3-D-2 YAHOO! INC v. LA LIGUE CONTRE LE RACISME ET L'ANTISEMITISME, 433 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir. 2006)
Sept 21
4. ISP Liability GEIST, at 88-127
1. Comparative Approach? United States
4-1-1 Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc., 776 F.Supp. 135 (S.D.N.Y. 1991)*
4-1-2 Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Serv. Co., 1995 N.Y.Misc. Lexis 229, 23 Media L. Rep. 1794 (N.Y.Sup. Ct. 1995)*
4-1-3 Lunney v. Prodigy, 683 N.Y.S.2d 557 (M.Y. App. Div. 1998)*
4-1-4 Communication Decency Act #230*
4-1-5 Zelan v. America Online, 129 F.3d 327 (4 th Cir. 1997)*
4-1-6 Blumenthal v. Dodge, 992 F. Supp. 44 (D.D.C. 1998)
4-1-7 Schneider v. Amazon.com, 29 Media L. R. 2421 ( C.A. Wash. 2001)*
4-1-8 Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc., 907 F. Supp. 1361 (C.D. Cal. 1995)
4-1-9 DMCA
Grace v. eBay, 120 Cal . App. 4 th 984 ( Ct. App. Cal. 2004)
Ben Ezra, Weinstein, and Company v. AOL, 206 F. 3 rd 980 (10 th Cir. 2000)
2. Comparative Approach? England , Australia , and Europe
4-2-1 Godfrey v. Demon Internet, [1999] 4 All Eng 342, [2000] 3 WLR 1020, [2001]QB 201*
4-2-2 Australian Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 1999*
4-2-3 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)
3. ISP's Liability in Canada
4-3-1 Re Tariff 22, Internet*
4-3-2 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Assn. of Internet Providers ( C.A. ), [2004] 2 S.C.R. 427
4-3-3 Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2001*
4-3-4 Competition Bureau, Industry Canada , Staying eon-Side' When advertising Online*
4-3-5 Consultation Paper on Digital Copyright Issues*
4-3-6 Re Island Telecom Inc., [2000] C.I.R.B.D. No. 12*
4. Search Engines
4-5-1 Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Netscapte Communications Corporation, 354 F. 3d 1020 (9 th Cir. 2004)
4-5-2 Google Inc. v. American Blind Wallpaper Factory, Inc., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIA 6228 (N.D. Cal. 2005)
4-5-3 Parker v. Google, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 16370 (3 rd Cir. 2007)
5. Credit Card Companies
4-6-1 PERFECT 10, INC v. VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, et al, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 15824 (9th Cir. July 3, 2007)
6. Breach of Contract?
4-7-1 NOAH v. AOL TIME WARNER INC., 261 F. Supp. 2d 532 (E.D. Va. May 15, 2003)
7. YouTube
4-8-1 Tur v. You Tube, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50254 (C.D. Cal. 2007)
4-8-2 Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66335 (N.D.Cal. 2008)
8 eBay
4-9-1 Tiffany Inc. v. ebay, Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53359 (S.D.N.Y. 2008)
Sept 28
5. Freedom of Expression on Internet GEIST, at 130-147, 822-859
A. Freedom of Expression
Background
Reference re Alberta legislation, [1938] S.C.R. 100
Ford v. Quebec (A.G.), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712
Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec , [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927
Thomson Newspapers Co. v. Canada (A.G.), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 877
R. v. Keegstra, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 697
R. v. Butler , [1992] 1 S.C.R. 452
R. v. Zundel, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 731
Hill v. Church of Scientology , [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130
R. v. Lucas, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 439
R. v. Sharpe, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45.
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 558 v. Pepsi-Cola Canada Beverages (West) Ltd., [2002] a S.C.R. 156
B. Freedom of Expression on the Internet
5-B-1 Reno v. ACLU, 521 U.S. 844 (1997)
5-B-2 Ashcroft v. ACLU, 535 U.S. 564 (2002)*
5-B-3 Ashcroft v. ACLU, 542 U.S. 656 (2004)
C. Regulation of Internet Speech?Telecommunication or Expression?
5-C-1 Australia Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 1999*
5-C-2 Singapore Internet Code of Practice*
5-C-3 China *
D. Regulation of Internet Speech?Newspaper or Broadcasting?
5-D-1 Broadcast Act*
5-D-2 CRTC New Media Report*
5-D-3 Exemption Order 1999-197*
5-D-4 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. iCraveTV, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11670 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 8, 2000)*
5-D-5 Bill C-48*
5-D-6 CRTC Broadcasting Public Notice 2003-2, Internet Retransmission (Jan. 17, 2003)
5-D-7 CRTC Broadcasting Public Notice 2006-48
E. Access to the Internet
5-E-1 CRTC New Media Report*
5-E-2 CRTC Telecom Decision 99-11*
5-E-3 AT&T Corporation v. City of Portland , 2000 U.S. App. Lexis 14383(9 th Cir. 2000)*
Oct 5
6. Defamation and Invasion of Privacy GEIST, at 196-215
A. Defamation
Background
Criminal Libel
Criminal Code 301
Criminal Code 303 Newspaper's Liability
R. v. Lucas, [1998] 1 SCR 439
New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
6-A-1 Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto , [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130*
6-A-2 Reform Party of Canada v. Western Union Insurance Co., [1999] B.C.J. No. 2794 (Sup. Ct. )*
6-A-3 Rindos v. Hardwick, [1994] ACL Rep. 145 WA 4 (Sup. Ct. W. Aus.)*
6-A-4 Drudge v. Blumenthall, 992 F.Supp. 44 (D.D.C. 1998)*
6-A-5 WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, [2008] S.C.J. No. 41 (CSC 2008)
6-A-6 Wiebe v. Bouchard, [2008] B.C.J. No. 435, 2008 BCSC 2491
6-A-7 Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61
B. Invasion of Privacy
Background
Florida Star v. BJF, 491 U.S. 524 (1989)
Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 U.S. 514 (2001)
6-B-1 Aubry v. Editions Vice-Versa Inc., [1998] 1 S.C.R. 591* GEIST p384
6-B-2 Campbell v. MGN, [2004] 2 AC 457
Oct 12
7. Obscenity and Child Pornography GEIST, at 148-169
A. Obscenity
Background
R. v. Butler , [1992] 1 S.C.R. 452
7-A-1 Criminal Code 163*
7-A-2 R. v. Jorgensen, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 55*
7-A-3 ACLU v. Johnson, 1999 WL 992744 (10 th Cir. 1999)*
7-A-4 R. v. Hurtubise, [1997] B.C.J. No. 40 ( C.A. )*
7-A-5 R. v. Pecciarich, [1995] 22 O.R. (3d) 748 (Sup. Ct. )*
7-A-6 United States v. Thomas, 74 F.3d 701 (6 th Cir. 1996)*
B. Child Pornography
7-B-1 Criminal Code 163.1
7-B-2 R. v. Sharpe, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45*
7-B-3 Little Sisters Books and Art Emporium v. Canada (Ministry of Justice), [2000] 2 SCR 1120*
7-B-4 Ashcroft v. The Free Speech Coalition, 535 U.S. 234 (2002)
7-B-5 United States v. Williams, 128 S.Ct. 1830 (2008)
Oct 19
8 Hate Speech and Indecent Speech GEIST, at 170-195
A. Hate Speech
8-A-1 Criminal Code 319*
8-A-2 R. v. Keegstra, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 697*
8-A-3 Canadian Human Rights Act 13(1)*
8-A-4 Zundel v. Canada (Attorney General), 67 C.R.R. (2d) 54 (F.C.T.D. 1999)*
8-A-5 Sabrina Citron, Toronto Mayor's Committee and race relations, and Canadian Human rights Commission v. Zundel, T.D. ?, 2002/01/18*
8-A-6 Canada (Human Rights Commission) v. Canadian Liberty Net, [1998] 1 SCR 626*
8-A-7 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Alpha HQ, (1998)*
8-A-8 UEJF and Licra v. Yahoo! Inc. and Yahoo! France, Trib. Gr. Inst Paris (22 May 2000)*
8-A-9 Draft of the First Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime concerning the criminalization of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer system*
8-A-10 Virginia v. Black, 538 U.S. 343 (2003)
8-A-11 R. v. Noble, [2008] B.C.J. 294, 2008 BCSC 215
B. Indecent Speech and Protection of Youth
Background
Communication Decency Act
Reno v. ACLU, 521 U.S. 844 (1997)
Child Online Protection Act (COPA)
Ashcroft v. ACLU, 535 U.S. 564 (2002)
8-B-1 Ashcroft v. ACLU, 542 U.S. 656 (2004)
PSINET, INCORPORATED v. CHAPMAN, 362 F.3d 227 (4 th Cir. March 25, 2004)
8-B-2 United States v. American Library Association, 539 U.S. 194 (2003)
8-B-3 The case of Lori Drew (criminal charge for violation of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act)
C. Other Indecent Speech
8-C-1 United States v. Stevens, -- U.S. -- (2010)
Oct 26
9 Commercial Speech GEIST, at 216-251
A. Spam
9-A-1 1267623 Ontario Inc. v. Nexx Online Inc., [1999] O.J.No. 2246 (Sup. Ct. )*
9-A-2 AOL v. CN Productions, Inc. Civil action No. 98-552-A (E.D. Va. 1998)*
9-A-3 Criminal Code*
9-A-4 R. v. Hamilton , [2002] A.J. No. 30 (Q.B.)*
9-A-5 R. v. Hamilton , [2005] 2 S.C.R. 432
9-A-6 Media3 Technologies, LLC. v. Mail Abuse Prevention System, LLC., 2001 WL 92389 (D. Mass. 2001)*
B. Trespass and the Constitution
9-B-1 CompuServe Incorporated v. Cyber Promotions, Inc., 962 F.Supp. 1015 (S.D. Ohio 1997)*
9-B-2 State of Washington v. Heckel, ( Wash. Sup. Ct. 2001)*
9-B-3 State of Washington Bill 2752*
CAN Spam Act of 2003
Australian Spam Act of 2003
Intel Corporation v. Hamidi, 30 Cal. 4 th 1342, 1 Cal Rptr. 3d 32 ( Cal. 2003)
Task Force on Spam, Stopping Spam: Creating a Stronger, Safer Internet (2005)
Jaynes v. Commonwealth of Virginia , Va. Sup. Ct. (Sept. 12, 2008)
10 Private Regulation of Speech GEIST, at 252-281
A. Private Regulation of Speech and the Constitution
Background
R.W.D.S.U. Local 580 v. Dolphin Delivery Ltd, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573
B. Rating
10-B-1 PICS
10-B-2 Jonathan Weinberg, Rating the Net, 19 Hast. Comm/Ent L. J., 453(1997)*
10-B-3 Microsystems Software Inc. v. Scandanavia Online AB, 98 F. Supp. 2d 74 (D. Mass. 2000)*
C. Library
10-C-1 Mainstream Loudoun v. Board of Trustees of the Loudoun County Library, 24 F.Supp.2d 552 (E.D.Va. 1998)*
10-C-2 CIPA*
10-C-3 American Library Ass'n, Inc. v United States , 201 F.Supp. 2d 401 (E.D.Pa. 2002)*
10-C-4 United States v. American Library Association, 539 U.S. 194 (2003)
D. University
10-D-1 Blaber v. University of Victoria , [1995] B.C.J. No. 558, 123 D.L.R.(4 th ) 255 (S.C.)*
10-D-2 Loving v. Boren, 956 F.Supp. 953 (W.D. Okla. 1997)*
10-D-3 White Buffalo Ventures, LLC v. University of Texas , 420 F. 3d.366 (5 th Cir. 2005)
E. ISP
10-E-1 Cyber Promotions, Inc. v. Apex Global Information Services, Inc., 2997 LEXIS 15344 (E.D.Pa. 1997)*
Nov. 2
11. Copyright GEIST, at 471-516
A. Protection of Copyright
11-A-1 Copyright Act
11-A-2 Theberge v. Galerie d'Art du Petit Champlain, Inc. [2002] 2 S.C.R.336*
11-A-3 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty
11-A-4 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada , 1 S.C.R. 339 [2004]
11-A-5 Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S. 186 (2003)
B. Copyright Infringement on the Internet
11-B-3 Re Tariff 22*
11-B-2 British Columbia Automobile Assn. v. Office and Professional Employees' International Union Local 378 (2001), 85 B.C.L.R. (3d) 302 (S.C.)
11-B-3 Guillot v. Arvic Search Services Inc., 2001 FCT 799 (T.D.).
11-B-4 Robertson v. Thomson Corp. 2006 A.C.W.S.J. Lexis 5988.
11-B-5 Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Frena, 839 F. Supp. 1552 ( Fla. 1993).
11-B-6 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. and others v. iCraveTV.com and others, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11670 (W.D.Pa. 2000).
C. ISP's Liability
11-C-1 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Association of Internet Providers, supra
11-C-2 Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc. 907 F.Supp. 1361 (N.D. Cal. 1995)
11-C-3 Digital Millennium Copyright Act
11-C-4 PARKER v. GOOGLE, INC., 422 F. Supp. 2d 492 (E.D. Pa. March 10, 2006)
11-C-5 LENZ v. UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44549 (N.D. Cal. 2008)
D. Linking and Framing
11-D-1 Shetland Times Limited v. Dr. Jonathan Wills, [1997] FSR 604 (Ct. Sess.)*
11-D-2 Ticketmaster, Inc. v. Tickets.com, (C.D.Cal. 2000) (deep linking)*
11-D-3 Imax Corp v. Showmax Inc., [2000] FCJ No. 69*
11-D-4 Futuredontics, Inc, v. Applied Anargramics, Inc., 45 U.S. P. Q.2d 2005 (C.D.Ca. 1998)*
11-D-5 Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp., 280 F.3d 934 (9 th Cir. 2002)*
11-D-6 Re Tariff 22, Internet*
E. Meta-tags
11-E-1 BCAA v. Office and Professional employees' Int. Union, 2001 B.C.S.C. 156*
11-E-2 Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles, 279 F.3d 796 (9 th Cir. 2002)*
F. Spidering
11-F-1 Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp, supra*
11-F-2 eBay v. Bidder's Edge Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 7287 (N.D.Cal. 2000)*
G. Anticircumvention
11-G-1 Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Reimerdes, 111 F.Supp.2d 294 (S.D. N.Y. 2000)*
11-G-2 Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley, 273 F.3d 429 (2d. Cir. 2001)*
Nov. 9
H Napster & Grokster GEIST, at 517-83
11-H-1 Recording Industry Ass'n of America v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., 180 F.3d 1072 (9 th Cir. 1999)*
11-H-2 UMG Recordings, Inc. v. mP3.com, 92 F.Supp.2d 359 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)*
11-H-3 A & M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 54 U.S. P.Q.2d 1746 (N.D. Cal. 2000)*
11-H-4 A & M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., No. C 99-5183 (N.D. Cal. 2000)*
11-H-5 A & M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 (9 th Cir. 2001)*
11-H-6 Buma & Stemra v. Kazaa*
In re Aimster Copyright Litigation, 334 F.3d 643 (7 th Cir. 2003)
11-H-7 MGM Studio, Inc. v. Grokster Ltd., 125 S.Ct. 2764 (2005)
11-H-8 Re Tariff 22, Internet*
11-H-9 Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Association of Internet Providers, supra
11-H-10 Copyright Act #79-81*
11-H-11 Re Private Copying 1999-2000*
11-H-12 Private Copying 2001-2002*
11-H-13 AVS Technologies Inc. v. Canadian Mechanical Reproduction Rights Agency*
11-H-14 Canadian Private Copying Collective v. Canadian Storage Media Alliance , [2005] 2 F.C.R. 654 (FCA 2004)
11-H-15 Apple Canada Inc. v. Canadian Private Copying Collective, [2008] F.C.J. No. 5 (FCA)
Nov. 16
12. Domain Names and Cybersquatting GEIST, at 406-470
A. Domain Names and Domain Name Allocation
12-A-1 Canada
Trade-marks Act*
12-A-2 United States
The Federal Trademark Dilution Act*
The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act*
12-A-3 Domain Name Allocation Policy
Dot-Ca Dispute Resolution Policy*
B. Cybersquatting
12-B-1 Pinet Inc. v. OhBrien, [1995] P.E.I.J. No. 68*
12-B-2 Desktop Technologies, Inc. v. ColorWorks Reproduction & Design, Inc., 1999 LEXIS 1934 (E.D. Pa. 1999)*
12-B-3 Itravel2000,com Inc. v. Fagan, [2001] O.J.No. 943 (Sup. Ct. )*
12-B-4 Bell Actimedia Inc. v. Puzo, (FCTD 1999)*
12-B-5 Molson Breweries v. Kuettner, (FCTD 1999)*
12-B-6 British Telecommunications plc and another v. One in a Million Ltd, [1998] 4 ALL ER 476*
12-B-7 Saskatoon Star Phoenix Group Inc. v. Noton, [2001] S,J, No, 275 (Q.B.)*
12-B-8 Sprint Communications Company LP v. Merlin International Communications Inc., (FCTD 2000)*
12-B-9 Canada v. David Bedford a.k.a. DomainBaron.com, Case No. D2001-0470(UDRP)*
12-B-10 Heathmount A.E. Corp. V. Technodome.com, ( E.D. VA. 2000)*
12-B-11 Lockheed martin Corporation v. Network Solutions, Inc., 194 F.3d 980 (9 th Cir. 1999)*
12-B-12 Thomas v. Network Solutions, 1999 WL 300619 (D.C. Cir. 1999)*
12-B-13 Panavision International, L.P. v. Toeppen, 141 F.3d 1316 (9 th Cir. 1998)*
12-B-18 Bally Total Fitness v. Faber, 29 F.Supp.2d 1161 (C.D.Cal. 1998)* GEIST, p210
12-B-19 Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Lucentsucks.com, 95 F.Supp.2d 528 (E.D.Va. 2000)*
12-B-20 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. walmartcanadasucks.com and Kenneth J. Harvey, (2000)*
Coca-Cola Company v. Purdy, (8 th Cir. September 1, 2004 )
12-B-13 Mattel, Inc. v. 3894207 Canada Inc., 2006 SCC 22.
12-B-14 Law Society of British Columbia v. Canada Domain Name Exchange Corporation, (2002) 4 B.C.L.R. (4th) 373 (S.C.); (2004), 243 D.L.R. (4th) 746 (B.C.S.C.); and 2005 BCCA 535.
12-B-15 Toronto.com v. Sinclair, (2000) 6 C.P.R. (4th) 487 (F.C.T.D.).
12-B-16 Black v. Molson Canada , (2002) 21 C.P.R. (4th) 52 (Ont.Sup.Ct.).
12-B-17 Northern Lights Expeditions Ltd. v. Spirit Wind Expeditions Ltd., 2001 BCSC 1427 (B.C.S.C.).
12-B-18 Weight Watchers International Inc. v. Vale Printing Inc. (2000) 7 C.P.R. (4th) 92 (Fed. T.D.).
12-B-19 Software Guy Brokers Ltd. v. Hardy and others (2004), 32 C.P.R. (4th) 88 (B.C.S.C.)
12-B-20 ITV Technologies Inc. v. WIC Television Ltd., [2003] F.C.J. No. 1335 (T.D.); and 2005 FCA 96.
Nov. 23
13. Privacy and Data Protection GEIST 284-404
A. Right to Privacy
13-A-1 Privacy Commissioner of Canada Annual Report, 1997-98*
13-A-2 In the matter of GeoCities, FTC*
13-A-3 McVeigh v. Cohen, 983 F.Supp.215 (D.D.C. 1998)*
13-A-4 Jerry Kang, Cyberspace Privacy: A Primer and a Proposal, 26 Human Rights 3 (1999)*
13-A-5 CSA Model Code*
13-A-6 Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)*
13-A-7 EU Decision*
13-A-8 Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) Privacy Code*
13-A-9 EU Directive*
13-A-10 Safe Harbor Privacy Principle*
13-A-11 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998*
13-A-12 United States v. Looksmart Ltd., (E.D. Va. 2001)*
13-A-13 Supnick v. Amazon.com, Inc. and Alexa Internet, Inc., (W.D. Wash. 2001)*
13-A-14 Chance v. Avenue A. Inc., 165 F.Supp.2d 1153 (W.D. Wash. 2001)*
B. Private Surveillance
13-B-1 Jerry Kang, Information Privacy in Cyberspace Transactions, 50 Stan. L. Rev. 1193 (1998)*
13-B-2 In re Double click Privacy Litigation, 154 F.Supp. 2d 797 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
13-B-3 Smyth v. Pillsbury, 914 F.Supp. 97 (E. D Pa 1996)
United States v. Ziegler, 456 F.3d 1138 (9 th Cir. 2006)
13-B-4 Parkland Regional Library (Alberta Office of the Information and privacy Commissioner June 24, 2005)
C. Anonymity and Privacy
13-C-1 A. Michael Froomkin, Flood Control on the Information Ocean : Living with Anonymity, Digital Cash, and Distributed Databases, 15 U. Pitts. Law & Comm. 395 (1996)*
13-C-2 Philip Services Corp. v. John Doe, ( Ont. Ct. 1998)*
13-C-3 Irwin Toy Ltd. V. Doe, [2000] O.J. 3318 (Sup. Ct. )*
13-C-4 R. v. Plant, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 281*
13-C-5 Godbout v. Longueueil, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 844*
13-C-6 Aubry v. Editions Vice-Versa Inc., [1998] 1 S.C.R. 591*
13-C-7 Dendrite International, Inc. v. John Doe No. 3 et al., (N.J. Sup. Ct. App. Div. 2001)*
13-C-8 A&M Records, Inc. v. Internet Site Known As Fresh Kutz, (S.D. Cal. 1997)*
Recording Industry Association of America v. Verizon Internet Services, 351 F. 3 rd 1229 (D.C. Cir. 2003), cert. denied, 2004 u.s. Lexis 6700, 2004 U.S. Lexis 6701 (2004)
The Recording Industry Association of America v. Charter Communications, Inc., (8 th Cir. January 4, 2005 )
BMG Canada Inc. v. John Doe (2004), 239 D.L.R. (4th) 726 (Fed. T. D.); BMG Canada Inc. v. John Doe, 2005 FCA 193
Independent Newspapers, Inc. v. Brodie, 966 A. 2d 432 ( Md. 2009)
D. Encryption
13-D-1 Bernstein v. United States Department of Justice, 176 F.3d 1132 (9 th Cir. 1999), withdrawn, 192 F.3d 1308 (9 th Cir. 1999)*
E. The Ban on Anonymous Speech
13-E-1 ACLU v. Miller, 977 F.Supp. 1228 (N.D. Ga. 1997)*
F Search and Seizure
13-F-1 U.S. v. Scarfo, 180 F.Supp.2d 572 (D.N.J. 2001)*
13-F-2 ACLU v. National Security Agency, 438 F. Supp. 2d 754 (E.D. Mich. 2006)
13-F-3 Warshak v. United States , 490 F. 3d 455 (6 th Cir. 2007)
13-F-4 United States v. Arnold, No. 06-50581 (9 th Cir. April 21, 2008)(search of laptop at the international airport)
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14. Cyberdemocracy
A. Daily Me, Balkanization, and Cascade
14-A-1 Cass Sunstein, republic.com 3-16, 23-50 ( Princeton University Press 2001)
B. Public Forum in Cyberspace
14-B-1 Noah D. Zatz, Note: Sidewalks in Cyberspace; Making Space for Public Forum in the Electronic Environment, 12 Harv. J. L. & Tech. 149, 151-53, 172-225 (1998)
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