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General Editors: Andrew Simpson, Regional Legal Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Asia Netcom (Hong Kong)
and Stephan Kinsella, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Houston, Texas)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
(Oceana Publications)
Information for Current and Prospective Contributors
This site contains
Contributor Guidelines, a sample chapter,
and other information for current and prospective
contributors to the Oceana Treatise World Online Business Law (WOBL) (Dobbs Ferry, New York:
Oceana Publications, a Division of Oxford University Press, 2003), edited by Andrew Simpson (email)
and
Stephan Kinsella (email).
We are seeking contributors for chapters for the countries listed below, as well as
any other countries not already covered. Chapter contributors
will have their name, affiliation, and contact information
prominently displayed on the front cover of the chapter (sample chapter covers [PDF] from another Oceana publication).
This contact information will also be provided, along with a contributor bio, in
the CONTRIBUTOR DIRECTORY section of the treatise.
Please contact
me or Andrew Simpson if you are interested in preparing a chapter.
Contributor Guidelines and Related Information
For more information, see the WOBL BROCHURE and
Oceana's WOBL Information Page. Also, see the
LETTER TO CONTRIBUTORS, explaining benefits of being an Oceana Contributing Firm.
The following guidelines and information should be followed by contributors in preparing a chapter on the online business
laws for a particular country. In addition, previously published chapters (see sample/specimen chapter below) should be
consulted for examples.
View and print Adobe PDF files with free
Acrobat
Reader.
Other Info/Links
CHAPTERS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED/FORTHCOMING
TOPICAL/GENERAL COMMENTARY
- GLOSSARY (2003/03), Lillian Goleniewski, LIDO Organization, Inc.,
- Legal Issues Of Internet And E-Mail Use In The Workplace – Useful Lessons From The United States
And Other Countries Worldwide (2004/07), Pauline C. Reich,
Professor, Waseda University School of Law, Tokyo, Japan
- The Enforceability of Browsewrap Agreements (2004/12), William Wiese, Jenkens & Gilchrist
- Effective Formation of Contracts by Electronic Means and Dispute Resolution in the New E-conomy: Still More Questions than Answers (2004/12), Karen Mills, KarimSyah Law Firm
- Basic Contractual Issues (2004/12), George W. Thompson, Neville Peterson LLP
- Internet Regulation (2005/12), Julian Ding, First Principles Sdn Bhd
- Data Protection and Transborder Data Flows: Balancing Proprietary and Privacy Rights (2005/12), David Gryce and Roxanne Esch, Arent Fox, PLLC
- Technology Surveillance (2005/12), Sajai Singh et al., J. Sagar Associates
- Domain Names: A Global View (2005/12), Frerik Roos, Setterwalls
- Copyright and the Challenges of the Digital-Age --Can All Interests be Reconciled? (2005/12), Dana Beldiman, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, LLP
- Dealing with Unsolicited Commercial E-Mails: A Global Perspective (2006/03), Eloise Gratton, McMillan Binch Mendelsohn
- Top 10 Legal Issues in Technology, ECommerce, and Information Management Outsourcing Agreement (2006/10), Martin Byrne and Bruce Nielson, Merrill Lynch & Co., and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP
- Personal Jurisdiction in Internet-Related Litigation (2006/10), George Thompson, Neville Peterson LLP
- Approaches to Cybercrime Jurisdiction (2006/10), Susan Brenner, University of Dayton School of Law, and Bert-Jaap Koops, Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT)
- The Impact of the Proposed Federal E-Discovery Rules (2006/10), Thomas Allman, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
- The Federal Framework for Internet Gambling (2006/11), Jonathan Gottfried, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP
- Digital Signature Law of the United Nations, European Union, United Kingdom and United States: Promotion of Growth in E-Commerce with Enhanced Security (2006/11), Stephen Blythe, New York Institute of Technology
- The Regulation of Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol in the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom (2006/11), Stephen Blythe, New York Institute of Technology
SAMPLE FORMS AND AGREEMENTS (first released 2005/04)
- Website Development Agreement Checklist
- Webiste Hosting Agreement Checklist
- Content Agreement Checklist for Portal Projects
- Checklist for Website Counsel
- B2b Website User Agreement
- Passive Terms of Use
- Sample Shrink-Wrap License
- Strategies for Effective Assent to Click-Wrap Agreements
- Guidelines for Online Check Agreements
- Commercial Dispute Resolution Procedures
- Simplified Consumer Arbitration Clause
COUNTRY CHAPTERS
- Australia (2003/11) (Andre Stein, Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin)
- Brazil (2003/11) (Clarisse Escorel, Momsen, Leonardos &
Cia.)
- Canada (2003/14) (Gary Bouchard, Fogler, Rubinoff & S. Lisa Lee)
- Chile (2004/12) (Cristina Errazuriz, Beuchat, Barros & Pfenniger)
- Columbia (2004/12) (Daniel Pena, Cavielier Abogados)
- Costa Rica (2006/08) (Lic. Luis D. Castro, CASTRO & PAL ASOCIADOS)
- Croatia (2004/07) (Mladen Vukmir, VUKMIR & ASSOCIATES)
- Ecuador (2004/03) (Amani Harrison, Bustamante & Bustamante, Multilaw member)
- Egypt (2006/03) (Ragy Soliman, Ibrachy & Dermarkar: A Civil Company for Litigation and Legal Consultation)
- Finland (2006/08) (Mikko Eerola and Sami Martola, Waselius & Wist)
- France (2004/07) (Michel Vivant, Denton Wilde Sapte)
- Hong Kong (2006/10) (Andrew
Simpson, Arculli and
Associates)
- Hungary (2004/03) (Dr. Katalin Grosz, Daniel F. Visoiu, Szecskay-Attorneys at Law)
- India (2005/08) (Suman Khaitan & Co.)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of (2006/08) (Hassan Badamchi and Mohammad Badamchi, HAMI Legal Services, Inc., HAMI's IP Site)
- Israel (2003/11) (Neil
Wilkof, Herzog, Fox & Neeman)
- Japan (2003/11) (Haig
Oghigian & Toru Yamada, Jones Day Reavis
& Pogue)
- Malaysia (2003/03) (Joseph Michael Raj, Rashid & Lee)
- New Zealand (2005/08) (Mary-Anne
Borrowdale, Chapman
Tripp and Mark Smith, Anthony
Harper)
- Peru (2004/12) (Rossana Rodriguez Ruiz, Estudio Aurelio Garcia Sayan-Abogados)
- Philippines (2006/03) (Vicente B. Amador, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan)
- Portugal (2005/04) (César Bessa Monteiro, Abreu Cardigos & Associados)
- Romania (2004/07) (Catalin Baiculescu, Musat & Asociatii)
- Singapore (2005/08) (Anne Choo, CitiLegal LLC)
- Spain (2003/11) (Enrique J. Batalla, Batalla, Abogados)
- Switzerland (2006/11) (Dr. Mark A. Reutter, Walder Wyss & Partners)
- United Kingdom (2003/03) (Nick Lockett, DL Legal)
- United States (2003/11) (David W. Hill et al., Finnegan, Henderson; update in preparation by Jeffrey C. Johnson, Pryor Cashman)
- Vietnam (2003/11) (Ngo Ngoc Thu, Russin & Vecchi)
(* = forthcoming)
NEW CHAPTERS TO BE PREPARED
Contributors are needed to prepare a chapter for the countries below, where indicated.
A "?" or "possible" indicates the contributor listed is only a possibility but has not yet committed. Otherwise, the listed contributor has agreed
to prepare the corresponding chapter.
MULTILATERAL (TOPICAL)
Contributors are needed to prepare chapters covering the special topics listed here, where indicated.
The Editors invite proposals from prospective authors for other topics to be covered as well.
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CLICK HERE for more information and TOPICAL CHAPTERS to be prepared.
NEW COUNTRY CHAPTERS
- Afghanistan (contributor needed)
- Algeria (contributor needed)
- Argentina (Juan Pablo M. Cardinal & Hilel F. Pohulanik, Richards, Cardinal, Tutzer, Zabala
& Zaefferer sc)
- Austria (contributor needed)
- Bahamas (contributor needed
- Bahrain (contributor needed)
- Bangladesh (contributor needed)
- Belgium (contributor needed)
- Belize (contributor needed)
- Belarus (contributor needed)
- Bermuda (possible: Conyers Dill & Pearman)
- Bhutan (contributor needed)
- Bolivia (contributor needed)
- Botswana (Mr. Justice Dr. O.K.B. Dingake, Industrial Court, Gaborone)
- British Virgin Islands (contributor needed)
- Brunei (contributor needed)
- Bulgaria (contributor needed)
- Cambodia (contributor needed)
- Cayman Islands (contributor needed)
- Chile (Cristina Errázuriz, Beuchat, Barros & Pfenniger)
- China (pending--?)
- Colombia (Daniel Peña, CAVELIER ABOGADOS)
- Cyprus (contributor needed)
- Czech Republic (Dr. Zbynek Loebl, Central European Advisory Group)
- Denmark (Anders Aagaard, NORSKER & JACOBY)
- Dominican Republic (Miguel Angel Báez Espaillat, Báez Espaillat, Michael H. Cruz Gonzalez, Biaggi & Messina &
Ney De la Rosa S., Castillo y Castillo)
- Egypt (Bahieldin Elibrachy & Ragy Soliman, Ibrachy & Dermarkar
(I&D))
- El Salvador (contributor needed)
- Estonia (contributor needed)
- EUROPEAN UNION (Prof. Ph.D. Arnold Vahrenwald, Vahrenwald & Kretschmer)
- Fiji (contributor needed)
- Georgia (contributor needed)
- Germany (Prof. Ph.D. Arnold Vahrenwald, Vahrenwald & Kretschmer)
- Ghana (Theophilus I. Emuwa, Anga & Emuwa,
Meritas member firm;
World Services Group member firm)
- Greece (Dr. Dimitris S. Oekonomidis, Oekonomidis and Partners)
- Guatemala (contributor needed)
- Haiti (contributor needed)
- Honduras (contributor needed)
- Iceland (contributor needed)
- Indonesia (contributor needed)
- Ireland (contributor needed)
- Italy (Alessandro Villa, Abbatescianni e Associati - Milano)
- Ivory Coast (contributor needed)
- Jamaica (contributor needed)
- Kazakhstan (contributor needed)
- Kenya (contributor needed)
- Kiribati (contributor needed)
- Korea, North (contributor needed)
- Korea, Republic of (South) (Kyung Han Sohn, Aram International)
- Kuwait (contributor needed)
- Kyrgyzstan (contributor needed)
- Laos (contributor needed)
- Latvia (contributor needed)
- Lebanon (contributor needed
- Liechtenstein (contributor needed)
- Lithuania (contributor needed)
- Luxembourg (Stéphan Le Goueff, LE_GOUEFF@vocats.com)
- Macau (contributor needed)
- Mauritius ( (contributor needed)
- Mexico (Kiyoshi Tsuru, Bello, Guzmán, Morales & Tsuru)
- Moldova (contributor needed)
- Monaco (contributor needed)
- Morocco (contributor needed)
- Mozambique (contributor needed)
- Myanmar (contributor needed)
- Netherlands (Mr. O.P. van Tricht, Bosselaar & Strengers)
- Nepal (contributor needed)
- Nicaragua (contributor needed)
- Nigeria (Theophilus I. Emuwa, Anga & Emuwa,
Meritas member firm;
World Services Group member firm)
- Norway (contributor needed)
- Oman, Sultanate of (contributor needed)
- Pakistan (contributor needed)
- Panama (contributor needed
- Papua New Guinea (contributor needed)
- Paraguay (contributor needed)
- Peru (Rossana Rodriguez, Estudio Aurelio García Sayán-Abogados)
- Poland (possible: Kochanski Brudkowski & Partners)
- Puerto Rico (contributor needed)
- Qatar (contributor needed)
- Russia (Victor Naumov)
- Samoa (contributor needed)
- Saudi Arabia (contributor needed)
- Serbia & Montenegro (contributor needed)
- Slovak Republic (Dr. Zbynek Loebl, Central European Advisory Group)
- Slovenia (contributor needed)
- Solomon Islands (contributor needed)
- South Africa (Wendy Rahamim, Cheadle Thompson and Haysom)
- Sri Lanka (contributor needed)
- Sweden (contributor needed)
- Syria (contributor needed)
- Taiwan, ROC (contributor needed)
- Thailand (contributor needed)
- Tonga (contributor needed)
- Trinidad and Tobago (contributor needed)
- Tunisia (contributor needed)
- Turkey (contributor needed)
- Turks & Caicos (André Malcolm, Miller Simons O'Sullivan)
- Tuvalu (contributor needed)
- Uganda (contributor needed)
- Ukraine (Dr. Yuriy Kapitsa & Ms. Karina Shakhbasian, Centre of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE)
- United Arab Emirates (Hyma Govindan/Bashir Ahmed, Afridi & Angell (Dubai))
- Uruguay (contributor needed)
- Uzbekistan (contributor needed)
- Vanuatu (contributor needed)
- Venezuela (contributor needed)
- Virgin Islands [US] (contributor needed)
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