Volume III

Issue : 3: February 10, 2005

• Court Decides Internet Users More Likely to Confuse Trade-marks
• English Courts Are Not an International Libel Tribunal
• Greek Privacy Regulator Declares Employees' Emails to be Private
• Appellate Court Considers a Discussion Forum's Right to Rely on Section 230 of the CDA
• Piracy Bill Targets Camcorders in Movie Theatres
• Canadian Doctor Suspended for Prescribing Drugs for U.S. Patients
• Quebec Company Fined for Failing to Provide Bilingual Website

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Canadian Doctor Suspended for Prescribing Drugs for U.S. Patients

The British Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCCPS) has suspended a Canadian doctor for two years for signing thousands of prescriptions for U.S. patients, the harshest penalty yet handed out by the BCCPS for such activity. The doctor signed the prescriptions without seeing the patients face-to-face, which, although not illegal, is discouraged by most Canadian regulatory boards. The Canadian Health Minister is urging Parliament to pass legislation to restrict such activities and to otherwise regulate cross-border prescription-drug traffic through Canadian pharmacies on the Internet.

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