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1 online resource (704 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Information Technology and E-Commerce Law |
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Routledge research in IT and E-commerce law.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Table of cases; List of abbreviations; Part I: Introduction; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Law of electronic commercial transactions: purpose and structure of this book; 1.2. Key concepts and features; 1.3. Benefits: economic and social impacts; 1.4. Legal background to the rise of electronic commercial transactions; Part II: Electronic Contracts; 2. What is an electronic contract?; 2.1. The definition of electronic contracting; 2.2. Features: e-mail v. clickwrap v. shrinkwrap |
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2.3. The online contracting parties: who is contracting online?3. When is an electronic contract made?; 3.1. Dispatch and receipt of an electronic communication; 3.2. Offer and acceptance; 4. What are the terms and conditions?; 4.1. Availability of terms and conditions; 4.2. Incorporation of terms and conditions; 5. What are the vitiating factors?; 5.1. Error in electronic communications; 5.2. Example of the practical implications: Microsoft Outlook functions; 5.3. Example of regulatory harmonisation: European contract law; 6. Where is the contract made?; 6.1. Place of business |
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6.2. Place of performance7. Contemporary issue: the electronic battle of the forms; 7.1. International legislation: CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles; 7.2. US legislation: UCC; 7.3. EU legislation: PECL; 7.4. Chinese legislation: China Contract Law; 7.5. Proposed solutions to the electronic battle of the forms; Part II Summary; Part III: Online Security; 8. Electronic signatures and electronic authentication; 8.1. Electronic signatures; 8.2. Electronic authentication; 9. Data privacy protection: regulations; 9.1. Definition: data protection v. privacy protection |
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9.2. Challenges of data privacy protection9.3. Current legal framework for data privacy protection; 10. Data privacy protection: practices and implementation; 10.1. Informed consent; 10.2. Data breach notification; 10.3. Effective enforcement mechanisms; 11. Liability of Internet service providers: implementation of the notice and takedown (NTD) procedure; 11.1. The role of Internet service providers; 11.2. Notice and action procedures in Europe; Part III Summary; Part IV: Dispute Resolution; 12. Resolving electronic commercial disputes; 12.1. Internet jurisdiction |
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12.2. Applicable law for Internet-related disputes12.3. Online dispute resolution; Part IV Summary; Part V: The Future; 13. Conclusions and recommendations; 13.1. Future legislative trends in the EU, US and China; 13.2. Solutions to the obstacles in the law of electronic commercial transactions; Appendices; Appendix 1. United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts 2005 |
| Summary |
The development of new technologies places new challenges to the interpretation and implementation of legislation in the information society. The recent deployment of service-oriented computing and cloud computing for online commercial activities has urged countries to amend existing legislation and launch new regulations. With the exponential growth of international electronic commercial transactions, a consistent global standard of regulating the legal effects of electronic communications, the protection of data privacy security and the effectiveness of Internet-related dispute resolution |
| Notes |
Appendix 2. Regulation (EU) No. 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (Regulation on consumer ODR), OJ L 165/1, 18 June 2013 |
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Print version record |
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Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation.
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Contracts -- Automation
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Data encryption (Computer science) -- Law and legislation.
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Internet domain names -- Law and legislation.
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LAW -- Military.
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Commerce électronique.
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Contrats électroniques.
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Cryptage.
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Protection de la vie privée.
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Système on-line.
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Technologie de l'information.
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Droit commercial international.
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Droit du consommateur.
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Contracts -- Automation
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Data encryption (Computer science) -- Law and legislation
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Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation
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Internet domain names -- Law and legislation
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Europe.
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Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
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Chine.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781134115297 |
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1134115296 |
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9781134115228 |
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1134115229 |
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