It’s not federal, “The Canadian government”, It’s the Ontario provincial liberal court, and players within the Ontario liberal government.
Freee Dominions case would probably be thrown out of the higher, federal court based on the Canadian Human Rights commissions findings alone.
As far as where Free Dominion is being hosted, it shows as a “.com /pa” so I would agree that the provincial court is either bluffing, or stupid.
That doesn’t relieve Free dominion site owners from having to argue it in court however, the sites owners are Canadian and live in Ontario I believe. That may tangle the issue if there aren’t any similar case laws that make Free Dominion outside of Ontario’s courts reach.
Thank you for your comments.
Again, I don’t know these folks, but here is more:
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http://www.escapeartist.com/Offshore_Webhosting/Internet_Privacy.html
The one of a kind e-commerce bill was signed into law in August 2001 by Panama’s President Mireya Moscoso has created internet privacy in Panama. Believed to be the first of its kind to be implemented in Central America and the Caribbean, the law has, as was expected, begun to move Panama’s e-commerce industry into the one to beat for offshore web hosting and for IT connectivity.
According to legal authorities in Panama, the law is based on the guidelines of the UNCITRAL Model Law on E-Commerce and awards electronic documents and signatures the same validity as written documents. This is especially important as Panama has strict banking and corporate laws designed to protect the privacy of investors. The implication is that Panama now has the best protected internet eCommerce legislation in the world.
The law has received a warm welcome from the Panamanian business community and customers alike because the law’s provisions did away with the one key obstacle to e-commerce transactions in the country, i.e. the requirement for written acceptance by users of terms and conditions under traditional Civil Law.
Under the law, the Directorate of Electronic Commerce of the Ministry of Commerce has been granted the authority to maintain an optional register of certification authorities. The government hopes that the legislation will attract web hosting, call-centre and data centre companies to the country as they can also take advantage of Panama’s fully dollarized economy, lack of exchange restrictions and preferential taxation regime for information technology companies, Panama also is the hub where the Maya 1, Panamerican, Global Crossing and Arcos 1 underwater cables meet -