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Students of Computer Science, study E-Commerce as an auxiliary subject. these are the key points discussed in these Lecture Slides of E-Commerce :Internet Access, Environments, Access, Citizens, Restriction, Taxes, Place, Threatening, Culture, Traditions
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Some parts of the world have environments thatare inhospitable to e-commerce.• Denial of access to citizens• Restriction of citizens’ access• Addition of taxes that place it out of reachThe information provided on the Internet may beseen as objectionable or threatening to the cultureor traditions of the country.
Some countries have strong cultural requirementsthat have found their way into the legal codes.• In France all advertisements for products must
be in French. A U.S. company that ships toFrance must provide pages in French.
billboards, directories, and advertising createdby Quebec businesses to be in French.Web pages marketed at the U.S. in Englishonly are not allowed.
Not adhering to common ethical standards canresult in a degradation of trust on the part ofcustomers.Example: Amazon.com and publishersTwo areas of concern:1.
Defamation
Privacy rights
defamatory statement
is one that is false and injures
the reputation of another person or company.A statement injuring the reputation of a product orservice is called
product disparagement
The line between justifiable criticism and defamationcan be hard to determine.
without the customer’s permission.
and what you are doing with it.
data collected about them.
Legal issues regarding e-commerce have only begunto be addressed.Categories of issues:• Borders and jurisdiction• Jurisdiction on the Internet• Contracting and contract enforcement• Web site content
government are control over:– A physical space– Objects that reside in that space– People who reside in that space
person or corporation is called
jurisdiction
who are not located in or own assets in the areathat created those laws.
relationship between physical proximity andthe effects of a person’s behavior.
Two restaurants with the same name, one inChicago and one in France.
