Volume II

Issue : 1: January 8, 2004

• Canadian Doctors May Lose Insurance Coverage for Lawsuits Related to Internet Drug Sales
• China Issues Internet Publishing Licenses for the First Time
• Draft Regulations to Ontario
• U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Rulings of District Court in File Sharing Cases
• European Court Allows Ban on Sale of Prescription Drugs over the Internet
• Ontario Introduces Health Information Protection Act
• Blending Barbie: U.S. Copyright, Trademark and Trade Dress Law and the Net
• Nova Scotia Introduces New Regulations to Protect Online Shoppers

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Canadian Doctors May Lose Insurance Coverage for Lawsuits Related to Internet Drug Sales

The Canadian Medical Protective Association, the body that provides malpractice insurance to doctors in Canada, is reported to be in the process of announcing that it will not cover lawsuits related to Internet drug sales, even if the lawsuits are filed in Canadian courts. The Association already does not defend or pay out claims in such lawsuits filed in U.S. Courts, a decision that went into effect on January 1, 2004. For Canadian doctors who countersign U.S. prescriptions filled by Canadian Internet pharmacies, the lack of legal protection creates potential ethical breaches and provincial licensing violations. The President of the Canadian Medical Association hopes that the potential new policy will discourage Canadian doctors from participating in the growing cross-border prescription drug trade.

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