Law-Related Internet Project Saarbrücken: English Service
- World Intellectual Property Day
- An "Intellectual Property Day" will be celebrated for the first time on April 26 (http://www.wipo.org/news/en/worldip/world_ip.htm). For this occasion the "WIPO" has initiated an international essay competition on the topic "What does intellectual property mean to you in your daily life?" University students are invited to participate. The closing date for sending a submission is December 1, 2001.
[18.04.2001]
- Hague Conference on Private International Law
- A so-called "diplomatic conference" will take place soon within the framework of the "Hague Conference on Private International Law." Materials to this conferences can be viewed online (http://www.cptech.org/ecom/jurisdiction/hague.html).
[04.18.2001]
- remus
- The project "remus - legal issues regarding multimedia and internet at schools and universities" (Rechtsfragen von Multimedia und Internet in Schule und Hochschule) was launched on April 18, 2001 as a part of the German education server (http://remus.jura.uni-sb.de/). The project intends to offer all responsible persons the possibility to inform themselves and exchange up-to-date information on copyright problems in the use of multimedia and internet at schools and universities quickly and effectively with the help of a central information system on the internet.
[04.18.2001]
- OpenCourseWare@MIT
- The "Massachusetts Institute of Technology" (MIT) is planning to publish its entire teaching materials over the course of several years in an "OpenCourse-Project" (http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/users/hal/misc/ocw/).
[04.11.2001]
- Data-Protection Report 2000
- The 18th report of the federal commissioner for federal data protection is now available online as a pdf-document (http://www.bfd.bund.de/information/18tb9900.pdf). An overview of the most important demands can be found in the press report on the document.
[04.11.2001]
- JuraMail Symposium
- The JuraMail Symposium will take place on May 18 - 20, 2001 in Berlin http://www.juramail-symposium.de/). Among the speakers participating in the symposium are Thomas Stadler, lawyer, Dr. Patrick Mayer, lawyer, Günter Freiherr von Gravebreuth, certified engineer (FH), Andy Müller-Maguhn, ICANN Board of Directors Member and the Dr. Hans-Jochen Krieger, lawyer.
[04.11.2001]
- Statement of the EU Parliament on ICANN
- In a resolution entitled "The Organisation and Management of the Internet - International and European Policy Issues 1998-2000," the EU Parliament demanded greater independence of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) from national governments as well as transparency in the allocation of domain names. Common rules for administering the Internet should also be part of negotiation packages for the accession of candidate states to the European Union in order to ensure the uniformity of regulations throughout the EU from the moment new member states accede to the EU.
[04.04.2001]
- The Federal Association of Notaries Issue First Signature Certificates
- In its role as signature certification authority (Trust Center), on March 28, 2001 the German Federal Association of Notaries issued the first certificates for qualified electronic signatures at the highest security level provided by the Law Governing Signatures (Signaturgesetz) (http://www.bnotk.de/Informationen_Presse/Pressemitteilungen/pm_bnotk_010328.html). Thereby the project of the Federal Association of Notaries to create an infrastructure for secure electronic communications for German notaries is launched. The Trust Center was approved by the regulation authority for Telecommunications and Postal Services (RegTP) in December of last year, thus making certifications possible.
[04.04.2001]
- Update: Safe Harbor
- In a letter to the EU Commission, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Department of Commerce took a stance against the adoption of proposed standard clauses in the Safe-Harbor framework agreed between the United States and the European Union (we reported on 15th Nov.2000). The United States argues that the proposed standard clauses will introduce uncertainty in the use of contracts, are unduly burdensome and incompatible with real world operations. In sum, the proposed standard clauses are not a workable alternative model (http://www.epic.org/privacy/intl/mogg_letter_0301.html). The U.S. government seeks to continue negotiations on these issues in the coming months.
[04.04.2001]
- Notary Search of the German Federal Association of Notaries
- The Federal Association of Notaries offers an Internet search for notaries throughout Germany under "Die Deutsche Notarauskunft" (http://www.deutsche-notarauskunft.de/).
[04.04.2001]
- New Legal Foundation for the European Law on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters [07.02.2001]
- Petition to Ban the National Democratic Party of Germany (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands or "NPD") [07.02.2001]
- DIE ZEIT Speeches [07.02.2001]
- EU Commission Combating Computer-Related Crime [31.01.2001]
- Dialogue With Citizens [31.01.2001]
- "Clinton's Online Legacy" [31.01.2001]
- AKIT Bayreuth e.V. [31.01.2001]
- Regional Court (Landgericht or LG) Hamburg "Liability Under German Competition Laws for Links" [24.01.2001]
- Justice Department and States Respond to Microsoft's Appeal [24.01.2001]
- Reform of the German Works Council Constitution Act (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) [24.01.2001]
- Update: CISG Library [24.01.2001]
- Federal Tax Gazette (Bundessteuerblatt) Online [24.01.2001]
- Göttingen Catalogue on Atomic Energy Law (Göttinger Atomrechtskatalog) [17.01.2001]
- Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations [17.01.2001]
- Légifrance: Journal Officiel [17.01.2001]
- Digital Signature Law Survey [17.01.2001]
- In Memory of Professor Dr. Dieter Meurer [10.01.2001]
- Forum for Civil Procedure Reform [10.01.2001]
Edited by: Judith L. Holdsworth, Sonja Hampel