Website and Domain Name Dispute Law
The Professional Development Project of the Faculty of Law, UCT, is pleased to offer a one-day course on domain name disputes and e-commerce law in the field of technology law on 26 May 2015.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Technology is the fastest growing sector in South Africa. Every modern business has a website and South Africans use the internet to do big business every day. Even during periods of recession and global downsizing the technology sector grows antithetical to these trends.
This course focuses on e-commerce and the law relating to domain names and websites. It covers practical instances of domain name and website disputes and how attorneys and business people can solve them using the law.
Attendees will have a deep understanding of e-commerce principles and be able to communicate and apply these principles on behalf of clients or in business.
This course is presented in plain language in the simplest possible terms.
Who will benefit from this course?
Practitioners will benefit from this course as the majority of their clients have websites and may contact them to resolve domain name and website disputes.
Business owners and advisors to SMEs will benefit from this course as they will gain the necessary skills to solve domain name disputes and avoid attorney fees. They will also gain an understanding of the marketing and e-commerce techniques that will benefit their business.
Students will benefit from this course because knowledge of domain name and website disputes will differentiate them from other candidates in the job market. Students wanting to start their own practice will have an understanding of an area of law that is lucrative and income yielding almost immediately with little further training required.
Course outline
The following areas will be covered with time available for interactive questions and canvassing topics requested by attendees:
- Background of e-commerce and e-marketing
- Present business practices relating to e-commerce and e-marketing
- The law relating to e-commerce and how the law intersects with present day e-commerce business practices
- Areas where the law fails to regulate current e-commerce practices
- Practical domain name and website disputes and how to resolve them
- Common practices which lead to domain name and website disputes and how to avoid them
Course presenters
Russel Luck is a practicing technology attorney with an LLM in technology law. He has been advisor to some of the largest technology companies in the world, including Microsoft SA and Research in Motion (RIM,) commonly known as Blackberry Smart Phones. He appears regularly on radio and features on television in the eNCA moneyline show from time to time. He is asked for expert commentary in media publications such as MoneyWeb and Tech24 and publishes regularly in De Rebus law journal.
Registration details
Programme and venue information:
Signing in will commence at 9am unless otherwise advised. The day will end at approximately 5pm. Instructions regarding the programme and directions to the venue will be sent to you electronically a week prior to the event.
Award of certificate:
A certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full day. Please ensure that you sign the attendance register.
Closing date for registration:
One week prior to the course.
Registration and enquiries:
Please contact the Professional Development Project:
Paula Allen on 021 650 5558
Andrea Blaauw on 021 650 5413
Fax:021 650 5513
Email:az.ca.tcu@nella.aluap/az.ca.tcu@wuaalb.aerdna/az.ca.tcu@llafressaw.aneri
OR visit our website: www.lawatwork.uct.ac.za to download the registration form.
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: Cape Town
Cost: R2,500 per delegate. Fee includes parking, teas, lunch, course materials.
More info:
Instructions regarding the programme and directions to the venue will be sent to you electronically a week prior to the event.