E-Commerce Jurisdiction & Enforcement: Laws, Contracts, Security, Privacy, Slides of Fundamentals of E-Commerce

Download E-Commerce Jurisdiction & Enforcement: Laws, Contracts, Security, Privacy and more Slides Fundamentals of E-Commerce in PDF only on Docsity! Jurisdiction
The Internet transcends geographic borders , there are no laws or borders on the Internet. There is no ‘Lex Internet’.
Different countries have different
Legal systems
Criminal law
consumer protection legislation
etc Docsity.com Jurisdiction
Which taxation laws apply?
Which criminal laws apply?
When is copyright breached?
What laws apply to contracts agreed upon over the Internet.
Are ‘clickwrap’ agreements enforceable? Docsity.com General problem areas
Application of paper based law to electronic transactions
Formation of contracts
Admissibility of evidence
Authentication integrity of electronic communication
Record retention and management
The need for regulation or let the market find its own balance
Should there be more self regulation and codes of practice or unified International body of law Docsity.com Specific areas of concern
Contract
Defamation
Security
Privacy
Criminal activity
Copyright
Trademark
Consumer protection Docsity.com Contract
Formation of the contract
Offer, acceptance , digital signatures
Jurisdiction and proper law
Incorporation of terms
“clickwrap contracts”
Consumer perspective
TPA, Goods Act Docsity.com Encryption
Hot issue
Gives security but conflicts with needs of national security.
Should the government be allowed to access private communications.
Is it essential for business? Docsity.com Internet transaction systems
There are about 65 current systems available for making simple transactions.
Range from the sophisticated digital coin system to variations on the credit card and cheques based systems called cheques in the net.
Credit cards seem to have won the day Docsity.com Internet transaction systems
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) relies on digital certificates
Has beaten proprietary systems developed by banks, Visa etc.
Stored value cards (Smart cards) Docsity.com