The l.i.n.k. - Issue 3 - July/August 2000 < Subscribe to the l.i.n.k. >
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1. ACCESS TO PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION 2
    SPAIN Electronic public documents 2
2. COMPETITION 2
    EU Commission investigates time warner/emi merger 2
    FINLAND Access to local exchange by ISPS 2
    ITALY Football rights leads to abuse of dominant position 2
    ITALY New bill on internet service provision 2
    SPAIN Legal measures enhancing competition 3
3. CONVERGENCE 3
    INDIA Draft information, communication and entertainment bill 3
4. DATA PROTECTION 3
    SOUTH AFRICA Access to information held by private persons 3
    UKRAINE Decree on disclosure of state information 3
5. DIGITAL SIGNATURES 3
    ITALY Interoperability of digital signatures 3
    US Law on electronic signatures and records 4
6. DOMAIN NAMES 4
    EU Registering the .eu top level domain 4
    FINLAND New regulation on domain name registration 4
    THE NETHERLANDS Domain name disputes 4
    SWEDEN New rules for domain names registration 5
7. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 5
    EU Proposed value added tax directive 5
    IRELAND New e-commerce bill 5
    ITALY e-commerce decree 5
    LUXEMBOURG E-commerce bill adopted 5
    MEXICO Amendments to e-commerce regulations 6
    THE NETHERLANDS Regulatory developments 6
8. INFORMATION SOCIETY POLICY 6
    EU The e-europe draft action plan 6
    ITALY e-government action plan 6
    NORWAY Strategies for developing the knowledge society 7
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 7
    CANADA On-line transmission of musical works 7
    EGYPT New intellectual property legislation 7
    EU Draft directive on copyrights in the infosociety 7
    FINLAND Meta-Tags and Trademarks 8
    SWEDEN Supreme court rules on liability for linking 8
10. MARKET ACCESS 8
    EGYPT Telecommunications trade commitments 8
    FINLAND National roaming and local loop leasing 8
    ITALY 3G licenses 9
    IRELAND Access to mobile networks 9
    IRELAND Supreme court decision on mobile phone licence 9
    LUXEMBOURG 3G mobile licence award principles agreed 9
    SPAIN Wireless radio access to local loop 9
    UK New licence modification procedures 9
11. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY 10
    ISRAEL Decision on state access to e-mail 10
    THE NETHERLANDS Rules and regulations 10
    UK Amendment to the regulation of investigatory powers bill 10
12. TELECOMMUNICATIONS 10
    BRAZIL Frequency allocation 10
    BRAZIL Sharing infrastructure 10
    EU Parliament adopts resolution on 1999 communications review 11
    NEW ZEALAND Government considers inmarsat privatisation 11
    PORTUGAL Carrier pre-selection 11
    SPAIN Amended reference interconnection offer 11
    SPAIN Mobile number portability 11
    SWEDEN Amendments to telecommunications act 12
    UK Decision on unmetered internet access 12
    VENEZUELA New telecommunications law 12
13. WEB SITES 12
14. BOOKS 13
    CANADA Computer, internet and electronic commerce law 13
    CANADA Communications law 13
    CANADA The law of privacy 13
15. Editor / editorial board 14
16. TABLE OF CONTENTS BY COUNTRY 15