LATEST LEGAL NEWS
PRESERVE PERSONAL BIOMETRIC TO KEEP TERRITORY SAFETY
On 1st August 2008, Ministry of the Interior released "Regulations Governing the Management of Personal Biometric Characteristics Data." The regulations rule the collection of personal fingerprints and facial recognition in details on account of highly function for identification....[more]
NEW GOVERNMENT HAS EASED LEGAL RESTRICTIONS TO SUPPORT THE INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA SINCE AUGUST 1ST
To increase the competiveness of capital market and to encourage enterprises to become listed in Taiwan, the Executive Yuan has passed "To ease restrictions on the raising of capital to support mainland China investments plan" which was submitted by the Financial Supervisory Committee on July 17th, 2008 ...[more]
THE DRAFT STATUTE ON EMBRYONIC STEM CELL HAS PASSED FOR WHICH HUMAN CLONE WILL BE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN BY THE GOVERNMENT
To protect the integrity of human genome and citizen´s dignity, the "Draft statute on Embryo Stem Cell Research" has been passed by Executive Yuan on July 24th, 2008. On the premise that to encourage the progression in clinical researches and developing technologies for disease treatment...[more] INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU ENACTED REGULATIONS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF INDUSTRIAL UPGRADING
In order to advance technologies, enhance R&D activities and further upgrade industries, Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) prescribed "Regulations Governing the Subsidy for Assisting Industries Development" in accordance with Article 22-1 of Statute for Upgrading Industries...[more]
NCC PLANS TO REVIEW AND REVISE THE BROADCASTING ACTS
After the National Communications Commission´s (hereinafter "NCC") second-term Commissioners assumed office on August 1, 2008, the NCC recently announced the reviewing and amendment of the Radio and Television Act, Cable Radio and Television Act and Satellite Broadcasting Act (hereinafter "the Broadcasting Acts") will be the main administrative plan this year since the present regulatory framework of the Broadcasting Acts has been insufficient to accommodate the development of digital convergence...[more]
ELTA CASE AND THE ARGUMENT OF MEDIA NEUTRALITY
In Taiwan, the important principle of media policy is media neutrality which means media should be independent from politic interference and avoid affect from the government, political parties, and military...[more]
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS THE IMPACTS OF STATUTE FOR CREATING NEW VALUE FOR INDUSTRIES (DRAFT) ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND ITS RESPONSES
The Statute for Upgrading Industries is the most important legislation to assist firms in growing competitives for two decades in Taiwan. The amended provisions of this Statute promulgated in 1999 and 2002 order that the provisions under Chapter II and Article 70-1 of this Statute shall remain effective only until December 31, 2009...[more]
TAIWAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TIPS) - DEVELOPMENT AND THE STATUS QUO
Recognizing the growing importance of intellectual property in today´s knowledge-based economy and the apparent lacking of experience and resource for self-developing an internal intellectual property management system in most Taiwan companies...[more]
THE COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO GERMAN SPAM REGULATION
The comparative approach to German spam regulation German Telemedia Act and Competition law have new versions to rule unsolicited commercial email (well known as "spam") in 2007...[more]
STUDY ON INFORMATION SECURITY INCIDENTS REPORTING AND INFORMATION SHARING MECHANISM IN TAIWAN - FROM THE VIEWPOINTS OF THE UNITED STATES´ EXPERIENCE
With the increase of cybercrime and information security incidents, how to secure ICT (Information Communication Technology) information systems becomes a crucial issue for people in all level...[more]
ANALYSIS THE LEGAL SYSTEM ON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND TECHNICAL VERIFICATION SYSTEM
In the global trend of environmental protection and sustainable development, many advanced countries actively promote the development of the green technology industry...[more]
STUDY ON THE FOREIGN REGULATORY MODELS OF THE VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY
The video service which provided by the telecommunication industry not only breaks the line between the broadcasting industry and the telecommunication industry, but also impacts the regulatory framework which was typically classified by technologies...[more]
