The Cyberlaw Rules: Why The Internet is Transforming Law Carleton University March 2002 Professor Michael Geist University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law Director.

The Cyberlaw Rules:Why The Internet is Transforming Law

Carleton UniversityMarch 2002

Professor Michael Geist

University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law

Director of E-Commerce Law, Goodmans LLP

Professor Michael A. Geist www.lawbytes.com

The Cyberlaw Rules Overview

• Does the Internet and e-commerce actually

change anything?

• The Cyberlaw Rules


Has Anything Changed?

• Online Shopping vs. Catalogue Shopping

• Online Data Collection vs. Offline Data

Collection

• Email confidentiality vs. Cell phone/fax

confidentiality


The Cyberlaw Rules

• Loss of Control

• Speed

• Volume

• Shifting Power Dynamics

• The Challenge of Computer Code

• Things Aren’t Always What They Seem

• The Net Doesn’t Fit


The Cyberlaw Rule #1Loss of Control








The Cyberlaw Rule #1 Loss of Control


The Cyberlaw Rule #2Speed






The Cyberlaw Rule #3Volume












The Cyberlaw Rule #4Shifting Power Dynamics












The Cyberlaw Rule #5The Challenge of Computer Code








The Cyberlaw Rule #5 The Challenge of Computer Code




The Cyberlaw Rule #6 Things Aren’t Always What They Seem






The Cyberlaw Rule #7The Net Doesn’t Fit





The Cyberlaw Rules:Why The Internet is Transforming Law

Professor Michael Geist

University of Ottawa Law School

[email protected] * www.lawbytes.ca

The Cyberlaw Rules: Why The Internet is Transforming Law Carleton University March 2002 Professor Michael Geist University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law Director.

Documents

volume slide

speed slide

loss of control slide

shifting power dynamics

cyberlaw rules overview

goodmans llp slide

net doesnt fit slide

online shopping