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Electronic Commerce
Law Workshop
CML 3258
www.eclw.com

University of Ottawa
Faculty of Law
Common Law Section


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Course Calendar


Please select a lecture:
    WEEK 01 - JAN 03/01   - Course Introduction
    WEEK 02 - JAN 10/01   - E-commerce 2001: Key Policies and Priorities for Starting Businesses
    WEEK 03 - JAN 17/01   - Web Site Development Agreement
    WEEK 04 - JAN 24/01   - Privacy Policies
    WEEK 05 - JAN 31/01   - Online Contracting
    WEEK 06 - FEB 07/01   - IP Issues
    WEEK 07 - FEB 14/01   - Effective Licensing
    WEEK 08 - FEB 28/01   - Employment Issues
    WEEK 09 - MAR 07/01 - Consumer/ADR Issues
    WEEK 10 - MAR 14/01 - Corporate Structure
    WEEK 11 - MAR 21/01 - Financing - The VC Perspective
    WEEK 12 - MAR 28/01 - Financing - Due Diligence and Legal Work
    WEEK 13 - APR 04/01 - IPO/Bought Out
WEEK 01 - JAN 03/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Course Introduction

Introductory class with discussion of course expectations and introduction of participants

There are no guest speakers scheduled for this week.

Handout(s):
TBA

Assignment:
Sign up for course discussion list and post something on e-commerce experience


WEEK 02 - JAN 10/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
E-commerce 2001:
Key Policies and Priorities
for Starting Businesses

Discuss realities of e-commerce law by identifying the key challenges and issues faced by e-comm companies



Jeff Dodge
  CEO, NetActive

Ian McCallum
President, iCraveTV



Handout(s):
"Key Policies and Priorities for Starting Businesses" (PDF - 59k)
   Jeff Dodge
   CEO, NetActive



Assignment:
None


WEEK 03 - JAN 17/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Web Site Development
Agreements

What is involved

What to look for

Clause-by-clause review of agreement


Roger Brennan
Canada Post

Theo Ling
Baker McKenzie


Handout(s):
"Web Development Agreements (PDF - 323k)"

"Fact Pattern: B2B E-commerce Exchange" (PDF - 13k)

"Electronic Commerce Portal Agreement" (PDF - 40k)

"The ecPortal Terms of Use" (PDF - 14k)

"Issuer Evaluation Chart" (PDF - 6k)

"Web Development Agreements Checklist of Issues" (PDF - 12k)

   Roger Brennan
   Canada Post

    and

   Theo Ling
   Baker McKenzie

Assignment:
# 1 - Negotiate a web site agreement. Class will be grouped in negotiation teams and provided hypothetical scenarios.
    - # Assignment 1 - (Client)
    - # Assignment 1 (Developer)


WEEK 04 - JAN 24/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Privacy Policies

Compliance with Bill C-6

Privacy policy development

Suzanne Morin
Bell Canada

Heather Black
Office of the Privacy
Commissioner of Canada

Stephanie Perrin
Zero Knowledge


Handout(s):
"Dealing with Privacy Protection in the Real World: A Regulated Industry Perspective" (PDF - 215k)
    Suzanne Morin
    Bell Canada

Assignment:
None


WEEK 05 - JAN 31/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Online Contracting

Review of national and international initiatives such as the UECA

Clickwrap contracts

PKI

Rhonda Lazarus
Justice (Electronic Commerce)

Joan Remsu
Justice (Electronic Commerce)

Michael Power
Gowlings


Handout(s):
"Statutory Reform in Canada" (PDF - 38k)
    Joan Remsu
    Justice (Electronic Commerce)

"Introduction to Public Key Infrastructure" (PDF - 96k)
    Rhonda Lazarus
    Justice (Electronic Commerce)

"Security, Privacy and Authentication" (PDF - 26k)
    Michael Power
    Gowlings



Assignment:
# 2 - Develop Terms of Use for web site


WEEK 06 - FEB 07/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
IP Issues

Domain name and trademark issues

Software Patents

Copyright issues and the web

Cindy McGann
Watchfire

Asha Gosein
Corel

Glen Bloom
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt


Handout(s):
"Pre-IPO IC Issues" (PDF - 450k)
    Cindy McGann
    Watchfire

Assignment:
None


WEEK 07 - FEB 14/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Effective Licensing

Review of licensing issues

Thomas Prowse
Nortel Networks

Domenic Crolla
Gowlings


Handout(s):
"Licensing Agreements - An Overview" (PDF - 232k)
    Thomas Prowse
    Nortel Networks

"Strategy & Licensing" (PDF - 118k)
    Domenic Crolla
    Gowlings

Assignment:
None


WEEK 08 - FEB 28/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Employment Issues

Non-compete deals

Trade secrets

Diana Ciancuisi
Cognos

Mary Gleason
Ogilvy Renault

Handout(s):
"Key Employee Issues for an E-Commerce Business" (PDF - 73k)
    Diana Ciancuisi
    Cognos

    and

    Mary Gleason
    Ogilvy Renault

Assignment:
# 3 - Employment letter agreement


WEEK 09 - MAR 07/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Consumer/ADR Issues

Consumer fraud concerns

Use of seals

ADR

Bill Abbot
Bell Canada

Maxime Faille
Gowlings

Pippa Lawson
Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Handout(s):
"Consumer Concerns and Protection in Online Commerce" (PDF - 36k)
    Bill Abbot
    Bell Canada

"Consumer Protection and Electronic Commerce" (PDF - 117k)
    Maxime Faille
    Gowlings

"Consumers in Cyberspace" (PDF - 736k)
    Pippa Lawson
    Public Interest Advocacy Centre


Assignment:
None


WEEK 10 - MAR 14/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Corporate Structure

Review of corporate structure issues of technology companies

Paul Franco
Heenan Blaikie

Peter Mantas
Heenan Blaikie

Handout(s):
"Corporate Structure of a Technology Company - 10 Points for Optimum Performance" (PDF - 436k)
    Peter Mantas
    Heenan Blaikie

Assignment:
None


WEEK 11 - MAR 21/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Financing - The VC Perspective

Venture Capital perspective on financing e-commerce startups

Michael Stewart
Alcatel

David Adderley
Celtic-House

Doug Hewson
StartingStartups.com

Handout(s):
"Comparison of Private Equity Valuations" (PDF - 6k)

"Term Sheet for Series A Round of Financing of XCORP" (PDF - 32k)

"Financing Precedents - Term Sheet" (PDF - 99k)
    Doug Hewson
    StartingStartups.com

Assignment:
# 4 - Memo on structure issues


WEEK 12 - MAR 28/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Financing - Due diligence and legal work

Due diligence in e-commerce financing transactions

The role of legal counsel 		Jeremy Farr
Borden Ladner Gervais

Andrew Foti
Ogilvy Renault

Handout(s):
TBA

Assignment:
# 5 - Negotiate Term Sheet for Financing


WEEK 13 - APR 04/2001 GUEST SPEAKERS MATERIALS
Financing - IPO/Bought Out

Strategies for IPO or corporate buyouts 		Bernadette Eischen
Crosskeys

Deborah Weinstein
Labarge Weinstein

J. Craig Wright
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Handout(s):
TBA

Assignment:
None
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