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Both Antigua, the Caribbean nation where many such offshore gambling concerns are based, and the U.S. claimed victory in that case, casting doubt on what will happen next, Javad Heydary, a Toronto-based lawyer and managing editor of Laws of Dot Com, said. Heydary also writes a column for the E-Commerce Times...

Private messages exchanged using corporate BlackBerry wireless devices might not be quite so private after all as evidenced by a recent lawsuit filed in Toronto, Canada, by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) ...

Toronto-based lawyer and lawsof.com Managing Editor Javad Heydary recently told the E-Commerce Times that having clear rulings in cases, such as the state laws on wine sales, is an important ingredient for continued e-commerce growth and success The existing landscape of varyi...

On April 27, President George Bush signed a copyright bill that aims to legalize technology that allows users to automatically skip over or mute objectionable content in movie DVDs ...

One of the fastest growing online businesses is online gambling. The scope of this business is so enormous that some have even claimed it is the single most important factor in the growth of e-commerce. Despite this, there is much controversy and uncertainty surrounding the legality of online gaming in both the U.S. and Canada ...

In a recent decision that might have wide ranging implications for the growing number of people who work by telecommuting from home, the New York Appeals Court ruled that a Nashville man who works remotely via a PC for a New York-based union -- but 25 percent of the time performs his employment within New York borders -- must pay New York income tax for his entire salary...

When a company or even a not-for-profit organization collects, uses and/or deals with personal information, it might be legally required to immediately notify individuals whose information it is handling if there is a security breach relating to that information ...

Illegal file-sharing through peer-to-peer networks continues to be a problem for copyright owners despite efforts by various industry groups and court rulings. However, recent developments might provide hope for copyright owners as zealous prosecution of users by the entertainment industry across the globe might be providing the proper deterrence ...

State regulation of e-commerce is currently seeking new territory in the online dating industry. Online dating services are a lucrative and rapidly growing industry that continues to draw concerns about the manner in which its members conduct themselves ...

That trend has been stoked by purveyors of spyware, contended Javad Heydary,managing partner with the law firm of Heydary Hamilton in Toronto "For the past 10 to 15 years, I've seen, personally, software licensorspushing the limits step by step," he said, "but then these guys ...

In recent months, the pharmaceutical industry has stepped up its fight against online pharmacies on three fronts: First, it is strongly lobbying governments on all sides including those of the U.S. and Canada; second, it is teaming up with companies in other industries to mount indirect campaigns against online pharmacies; and third, it is exploring technology to counter the movement of pharmaceutical products across borders that forms the backbone of the online pharmaceutical industry...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will use RFID chips on a trial basis to track the arrival and return of visitors from abroad. The testing phase, which will begin this spring and is expected to last one year, will occur at selected points of entry across the U.S., and it will complement the current U.S.-VISIT scheme ...

For a technology company, intellectual capital is one of the most important, if not the most important asset. Intellectual capital is more than intellectual property as it is commonly understood in that it also includes a company's trade secrets, know-how, problem-solving methods, customer information, and other confidential information. Intellectual capital has generally been held by courts to be a proprietary interest entitled to legal protection...

Business folks reach agreements, lawyers write the contracts. This being the case, often times a business person need not concern him or herself with the details of the final contract or what is commonly referred to as the "legalese" aspects of an agreement ...

Governments at both the state and federal level in the U.S. are getting serious about addressing the void in the legal framework for fighting "spyware." ...

"This is really going to hurt the online Indian community," Toronto-based attorney Javad Heydary, editor of Lawsof.com, told the E-Commerce Times He said: "After hearing this, I would tell my clients who want to go to India to be careful. Regardless of the facts of the case, i...

On November 15, Google filed a lawsuit against Texas-based Auctions Expert International (AEI) for engaging in "click fraud" and attempting to force Google's advertisers to pay for fraudulently generated clicks ...

In a highly anticipated ruling, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared on Tuesday that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government. The five-member panel unanimously decided that VoIP services are interstate in nature and therefore out of the regulatory reach of individual state telecommunication regulatory bodies...

Online and offline, consumers are at a disadvantage when entering into a contract for services or the purchase of goods because, in most cases, a customer is not in a position to negotiate the terms of the item being purchased or the service being provided. Moreover, in the event of a dispute, the user might be held to these non-negotiated terms that almost always favor the vendor or service provider...

Governments at both the state and federal level in the U.S. are getting serious about addressing the void in the legal framework for fighting "spyware." ...