Articles by Alan Gahtan

Computer / Information Technology & E-Commerce Law

• Lawyers discover blogging, Law Times, December 12, 2005

• Spyware, Law Times, November 8, 2005

• Bangoura decision: the real and substantial connection test, Law Times, October 17, 2005

• Major Changes to Consumer Protection, Law Times, June 13, 2005

• Alternative Licensing Schemes Come of Age, Law Times, May 16, 2005

• Tips to Avoid the Junk Fax Problem, Law Times, April  11, 2005

• Don't leave wireless access points open to hackers, Law Times, Feb 25, 2005

• U.S. Patriot Act, Law Times, December 6, 2004 

• E-Mail Disclaimers, Law Times, October 18, 2004

• Search engine tricks and sponsored links, Law Times, September 6, 2004

• Socan ruling provides guidance for e-commerce issues, Law Times, Aug 9, 2004

• G-mail highlights need for e-mail security, Law Times, May 17, 2004

• Voice over IP, Law Times, 2004 

• Copyright, Law Times, January 26, 2004

• SPAM, Law Times, November 10, 2003

• RIAA and KAAZA, Law Times, July 21, 2003

• Patent Infringement, Law Times, June 12, 2003

• Grey Market Restrictions and the Internet, E-Commerce Law Report, April 2003

• Outsourcing, Law Times, March 31, 2003

• Internet Law Update, Law Times, January 20, 2003

• Consumer Protection, Law Times, October 28, 2002

• New Technologies and Lawful Access, Law Times, September 30, 2002 ; Cyberspace Lawyer, October 2002

• SPAM, Law Times, Sept 9, 2002

• ISPs Protected for Liability, Law Times, July 15, 2002

• Internet Law Update, Law Times, July 3, 2002

• Copyright Reforms, Law Times, January 21, 2002

• Gator, Law Times, December 10, 2001.

• Internet Law Update, Law Times, November 19, 2001.

• Video Surveillance and Privacy, Law Times, November 12, 2001.

• Domain Name Dispute Update, Law Times, October 29, 2001.

• Canadian Companies in the US, Law Times, October 15, 2001.

• Disaster Recovery, Law Times, October 1, 2001

• Internet Law Update, Law Times, September 17, 2001.

• Cybersquatting, Law Times, August 27, 2001.

• Forging a copyright law for the future, Law Times, July 9, 2001.

• Mobile Commerce Developments Worry Privacy Commissioner, Law Times, June 25, 2001.

• Review of Heathmount decision, LEXPERT Magazine, March 2001 - by Alan Gahtan and Anik Morrow

• France Asserts Sovereignty in Cyberspace, LEXPERT Magazine, February 2001 

• Dot coms or dot bombs? Pace of Internet spinoffs likely to accelerate in 2001, Law Times, January 15, 2001 

• Domain Name Changes you Ignore at your Peril, LEXPERT Magazine, January 2001 - by Alan Gahtan and Anik Morrow 

• B2B Exchanges - We're Not Talking Bobkes Here, LEXPERT Magazine, Nov/Dec 2000

• ASPs: The New New Thing, LEXPERT Magazine, October 2000

• MS Word and Confidentiality, Law Times, October 23, 2001

• Wilful infringement found in MP3.com suit, Law Times, September 25, 2000

• E-Commerce for Dummies, LEXPERT Magazine, September 2000 

• E-Commerce Update, Law Times, August 14, 2001

• Digital Graffiti, LEXPERT Magazine, July 2000

• Becoming an I.T./E-Commerce Lawyer, LEXPERT Magazine, May 2000

• Investing in Clients, LEXPERT Magazine, April 2000 (co-authored with John Black)

• Online Privacy Under Attack, LEXPERT Magazine, March 2000

• Tips for Protecting Personal Privacy, LEXPERT Magazine, March 2000

• Business Method Patents and Electronic Commerce, LEXPERT Magazine, February 2000

• Electronic Evidence, LEXPERT Magazine, December 1999/January 2000

• Electronic Commerce and Export Controls, LEXPERT Magazine, November 1999

• Cyberspace Law and Electronic Commerce, LEXPERT Magazine, October, 1999

• Electronic Commerce, Continuim (Osgoode Hall Law School), Fall 1999

• Times, they are a changin', Computer Law and Electronic Commerce, CBAO Briefly Speaking, Summer, 1999

• Year 2000 Legal Reviews, Hospital Quarterly, Summer, 1999

• Domain Name Update, Law Times, Sept. 20-26, 1999

• Domain Name Woes for LPIC and Teranet, Law Times, June 7, 1999

• Year 2000 Legal Aspects of Supply Chain Continuity and Contingency Planning, Hospital Quarterly (Spring 1999).

• Your Fingerprints Are All Over That Document, Law Times, May 3-9, 1999

• Fingerprinting Word Processing Documents, E-Commerce Law Report, April 1999

• Legal Aspects of Supply Chain Continuity and Contingency Planning, Hospital Quarterly (Spring 1999)

• Securities Disclosure in Cyberspace, E-Commerce Law Report, April 1999

• Year 2000 Litigation Update, Law Times, March 22, 1999
• Securities disclosure in cyberspace, Law Times, March 15, 1999
• US Year 2000 Disclosure Legislation: Implications for Hospitals, Hospital Quarterly (Winter 1999)
• Canada Announces New Cryptography Policy Information & Technology Law, December 1998; Cyberspace Lawyer
• Regulation of the Internet in Canada, Cyberspace Lawyer, October 1998
• Canada Releases Report on Electronic Commerce and Internet Taxation, E-Commerce Law Report, October 1998
• CRTC hopes to regulate 'new media', Law Times, September 21, 1998
• Anonymity on the Internet Now in Question, Cyberspace Lawyer, September 1998
• Regulation of the Internet in Canada, The Internet Advertising/Marketing Law Report (Law Journal Extra!), August 26, 1998
• E-Mailer's Identity Revealed Through Discovery in Canadian Lawsuit, The Internet Advertising/Marketing Law Report (July 21, 1998)
• Hospitals and the Year 2000: A Legal Perspective, Hospital Quarterly (Summer 1998)
• Judge pierces wall of anonymity on the Internet, Law Times (July 20, 1998)
• Year 2000 Liability, LegalFocus: Property and General Liability Insurance (July 1998)
• Year 2000 Insurance Exclusions, LegalFocus: Property and General Liability Insurance (June 1998)
• Lawyers and the Year 2000 Issue, LPIC News (May 1998)
• The Uniform Electronic Evidence Act: New Rules for Electronic Evidence?, Information & Technology Law, April 1998
• Year 2000 task force issues call to action for businesses, The Lawyers Weekly (February 27, 1998)
• You and the Year 2000 date problem, Hospital News (February 1998)
• Canadian law firms unprepared for millennium, Law Times (January 12, 1998)
• Hospitals and the Year 2000 Problem (January 1998)
• Year 2000 Compliance Programs, The Lawyers Weekly (January 9, 1998)
• The Year 2000 Bug: Legal Issues, Information & Technology Law (November 1997)
• What You Should Be Doing About the Year 2000 Bug, Law Times (September 15, 1997)
• Legal Issues Relating to Internet Web Sites: A Canadian Perspective, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association - 9th Annual Meeting "Counsel for the Road Ahead, Ottawa - Running on Corporate Change", August 25-26, 1997 Binder Papers
• Technology and Patient Confidentiality (August 8, 1997)
• West loses copyright suit, Cyberspace Lawyer (July/August 1997)
• Free speech rights apply in Cyberspace, Law Times (July 14, 1997)
• Financial services in an electronic age: Some emerging legal issues, National Banking Law Review (June 1997)
• Settlement chills Web link operators, Law Times (June 16, 1997)
• West loses U.S. case copyright battle, The Lawyers Weekly (June 27, 1997)
• Online Banking, The Lawyers Weekly (May 23, 1997)
• WIPO Diplomatic Conference: Updated Intellectual Property Laws for a Digital World, Information & Technology Law, Volume 1, Issue 4 (May 1997)
• Industry Canada studies liability on the Internet, Law Times (May 5, 1997)
• Beware the perils of selling used computers, Law Times (May 5, 1997)
• Inappropriate Use of Frames May Constitute Infringement, Cyberspace Lawyer (April 1997)
• TotalNEWS accused of pirating stories via Web links, Law Times (March 24, 1997)
• Industry Canada’s Internet Liability Study, Internet Legal Practice Newsletter (March 24, 1997)
• Monitoring Employee Communications: Big Brother or Good Business?, Web World (March 1997)
• A Site By Any Other Name: Domain Name Issues for Canadian Organizations, Web World (January/February 1997)
• Domain Name Caveats for Lawyers, Law Times (Dec. 16/96)
• Legal Caveats for Web Developers WebWorld (Nov. 96)
• Multimedia Update: Young lawyers show keen interest in technology, Law Times (November 13, 1995)
• Espionage in the boardroom - Lawyers should watch for economic spies, Law Times (April 3, 1995)

Legal Technology

• The Mobile Professional: Acquiring the Latest Toys, Law Times, April 30, 2001 PDF

• ABA Techshow 99, Law Times, April 1999
• Contract Proofing Made Easier, Law Times, Feb. 15, 1999 at 5 PDF
• Voice Dictation Software in the Law Office: Getting on Speaking Terms with your PC, The Litigator: Journal of the Ontario Trial Lawyers' Association, November 1998
• How vulnerable is your E-Mail?, Law Times (January 27, 1997)
• Electronic Filing a Big Hit, Law Times (December 9, 1996)
• ABA TechShow '96 Update, Law Times (April 1996)
• Law Firm Intranets, Law Times (January 15, 1996)
• Computer Technology Pervades Litigation Bar, Law Times (November 6, 1995)
• Courtroom 21: The future is here, Law Times (August 28, 1995)
• Task-Based Billing, Law Times (June 20, 1995)
• Watch for Law Practice Management's Techshow '95
• Law Department Automation
• Getting started on the Internet
• Gateway to a better e-mail system

Marketing Legal Services on the Internet

• Law Firm Advertising on the Internet, Law Times (November 1996)
• Marketing legal services on the Web
• Weaving a technological Web

See Also

• Digital Lawyer: Paradigm Shifts in the Practice of Law (CBAO Nov. 22/96)

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