Volume I

Issue : 3: August 7, 2003

• New York Man Settles Invasion of Privacy Claim For $325,000.00
• Passage of U.S. Drug Import Bill benefits Internet Pharmacies
• Appeals Court Allows Claim For Conversion against Domain Name Registrar In Sex.com Litigation
• RIM Loses Patent-Infringement Ruling
• Recording Telephone Calls Without Customer Consent Contravenes PIPEDA
• Privacy Commissioner Rules Against Call Display
• Class Action Filed Against DoubleClick Over Advertising Banners
• Study Reveals Similar Privacy Practices in the U.S. and U.K. Despite Lack of Legislation in U.S.
• Red Hat Sues SCO Group - SCO Group Announces License Fees for Linux Users
• Canadian Lawful Access Consultation Report Released
• Australian Court Grants Hearing for Leave to Appeal in Internet Defamation Suit

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Passage of U.S. Drug Import Bill benefits Internet Pharmacies

On July 25, 2003, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 243-186 to approve legislation, which will allow importation of lower-cost prescription drugs from certain countries, including Canada. The International Prescription Drug Parity Act, which faces significant opposition from the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, still has to pass the Senate to become law.

It is illegal for Americans to import into the United States, prescription drugs that are ordered by phone, Internet or bought in person. However, according to the Canadian International Pharmacy Association, U.S. regulators traditionally have not enforced the law against individual purchasers.

The new U.S. law will allow the importation into the U.S., by retailers and distributors, of medicines that are made in foreign facilities, which are approved by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration.

For a copy of the legislation visit:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c108:1:./temp/~c108X8Msuw::