Free Trade and IT-based Businesses

The Free Trade and IT-based Businesses research project looked the causes for concern in respect of information technology, and the restrictions imposed by free trade agreements on the ability of countries, particularly in developing areas, to take full advantage of the opportunity and flexibility offered by information technology to develop new and competitive economies.
A project blog with regular updates is available - Free Trade Blog
Recent Submissions
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Transposition of the E-Commerce Directive
(AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, 2003-01-01)Summary by Edwards of weblinks and further information for the state of play of the transposition of the EU E-Commerce Directive, 2003. -
Canning the spam: Is There a Case for Legal Control of Junk Electronic Mail?
(AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, 2000-01-01)Paper presented by Edwards on 'Canning the spam: Is there a case for legal control of junk electronic mail?', 2000. -
Free Trade Agreements and IT based business Research Appendix
(AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, 2007-06-01)Free Trade Agreements and IT based business Research Appendix Initial Scoping Report Appendix -
Minutes of Advisory Workshop on E-Commerce
(AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, 2003-12-17)Minutes of the Advisory Workshop on E-Commerce, chaired by Edwards, held in Edinburgh in 2003. -
The impact of Free Trade Agreements on Information Technology based business
(AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, 2007-06-01)Initial scoping report of the Free Trade and IT-based Businesses theme.