e-Commerce is growing at an incredible pace but enthusiasm for this new means of doing business must be tempered with an awareness of the legal pitfalls which await the unwary. From the law relating to establishing an internet site to issues such as e-mail defamation; formation of contract by e-mail; intellectual property rights; and network security; businesses must recognise that e-commerce requires the same care and attention as any other business transaction.
This briefing is one of the few sources in the UK on e-commerce law written from the perspective of the business rather than the lawyer. Essential reading for anyone involved in e-commerce projects or start-ups.
Contents include:
How to set up a business using e-commerce
How to form an electronic contract
Making and accepting payment over the Internet
Digital signatures
International and jurisdiction issues
Intellectual property rights
Security and confidentiality
The law relating to advertising on the Internet
- ISBN10 027364565X
- ISBN13 9780273645658
- Publish Date 22 August 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Financial Times Prentice Hall
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English