Introduction to the E-commerce Law

Author: Zhou Zhonghai
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Publish Date: 2000-08-01
Features: With the widespread application and development of e-commerce, the primary issue we face is the legal aspects of e-commerce. E-commerce involves concluding electronic contracts through data messages on virtual networks. How can the real identities of the buyer and seller be determined? How can the authenticity, completeness, and non-repudiation of transaction information transmitted over the Internet be ensured? How can data messages be recognized as having the same legal effect as written contracts and other legal documents? How can "digital signatures" be deemed equivalent to handwritten signatures? The content of this book includes: electronic contracts; authentication in e-commerce; online payments; intellectual property rights on the Internet; jurisdiction in e-commerce; e-commerce legislation in the United States, the European Union, and Australia; certain legal issues in international e-commerce legislation; and the status of e-commerce legislation in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China.