A complete round-up on the latest legal implications, rights & obligations for business

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Gain knowledge and insights on legal problems aroused by the widespread internet use and proliferation of new technologies

• Understand the impact of cyber law on liability of companies in a new working and business environment

Cyber law presents a raft of challenges as digital communication and commerce raise challenging new questions about the effectiveness of traditional law and how applicable it is to cyber law. Unlike other areas of commerce that can turn to historical traditions to help settle disputes and guide the development of the law, cyber law has no history to fall back on.

While you may have privacy policies, terms, legal aspects of e-commerce etc. covered and properly drafted by a cyber lawyer, it is always useful to understand the implications of cyber law on your organisation/business. As we are in the midst of an era driven by rapid technology developments, it makes perfect sense for you to keep up or risk losing out.

To help you keep up with the latest development in cyber law, Cyber Law Update has been designed to provide you with a pragmatic and relevant information on some of the legal complications that may arise in cyberspace. You will explore the interaction between new technologies and current cyberlaw issues - underlying legal principles, case studies, discussions that will help improve the coherence and understanding of the laws affecting cyberspace from a New Zealand perspective.

SEVEN GREAT REASONS TO ATTEND

1. Get to grips with legal challenges posed by new technology

2. Know your rights and jurisdiction in cyberspace

3. Be alert and take appropriate steps to avoid liabilities

4. Sharpen your understanding of copyright law in the digital environment

5. Understand the implications of the Electronic Transactions Act on your business

6. Explore issues in workplace surveillance and privacy

7. Win the war on spam and deal with the potential viruses, hoaxes and scams 

Day One

Fundamental Legal Challenges by New Technology

• An overview of the global nature of cyber law

• Anonymity

• Digital multiplication

• Lack of scarcity

• Low entrance barrier

Liability for Third Party Content

• How to avoid being liable for third party’s content

• Liability for wrong or illegal information on the website

• Excluding liability in a user contract

• Notice and takedown

Jurisdiction

• Cross border litigation

• The Yahoo! and the Gutnick cases

• When do you need to pay attention to other countries’ laws?

• Where do we stand internationally?

Copyright Law in the Digital Environment

• The law today and why it is dangerous

• International developments

• File-sharing and corporate policies relating to copyright law

• Digital rights management

• How to protect your corporate know-how

• Fight against plagiarism

Filtering at the Workplace

• What is a legal and ethical filter like?

• At what level should filtering operate?

• Opt-out or opt-in?

• Filtering methods, and how filters work

• How effective is your filter?

Day two

Workplace Privacy and Employee Monitoring

• Surveillance of employee internet use

• How to do it legally

• Psychological effects of surveillance

• Interception

Privacy and Defamation

• The disgruntled employee scenario

• John Doe cases

• Corporate defamation: McLibel (McDonald’s Restaurants v Morris & Steel)

• When does an ISP must or must not disclose personal identification data

The War on Spam

• Direct marketing vs. spam

• Where and when is an email illegal advertisement

• How to avoid being spammed

• The damage caused by phishing: consumer distrust

• Hoaxes, viruses, scams and how to deal with them

Legal Aspects of E-Commerce

• Concluding contracts online

• Digital signature - compliance with the Electronic Transactions Act

• Is there legal certainty in e-documents?

• What information should an e-commerce website contain?

• The Electronic Transactions Act 2002

Self-Regulation in an Information Society

• Areas of self-regulation

• Levels of self-regulation

• Codes of conducts of e-commerce enterprises

• Pros and cons of self-regulation