1 Introduction to E-commerce Law 08-09

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The Law of E-Commerce

Introduction to e-commerce law


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Who am I?

Deveral Capps

CCE1 315

0191 227 [email protected]


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Lecture ProgrammeLecture Topic

1 Introduction to e-commerce law

2 Electronic Contracts



5 Electronic Signatures and Security

6 Consideration

7 Consumer Protection

8 Intellectual Property9 Intellectual Property

10 Jurisdiction and Crime


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Workshop Programme

Workshop Topic

1 Electronic Contracts2 Electronic Signatures and Security and Electronic

Payments

3 Consumer Protection for electronic contracts

4 Intellectual Property and E-commerce

5 Jurisdictional issues and electronic crime


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Books

There are numerous books available onthe topic of e-commerce, many are out

of date.

If any new books are published over the

duration of this course, I will inform you.


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Books

Encyclopedia of Information Technology Law, Sweet and Maxwell, London

M Chissick & A Kelman, Electronic Commerce Law and Practice, Sweet andMaxwell, London

L Edwards & C Waelde, Law & the Internet, a framework for electroniccommerce, 2nd Edition, Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2000.

C Gringras, The Laws of the Internet, Butterworths, London

J Philips, Ed., Butterworths Information Technology Handbook, Butterworths,London

C Reed, Internet Law: Text and Materials, Butterworths, London


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Books (contd)

C Reed & J Angel, Eds., Computer Law, 4th Edition, OxfordUniversity Press, Oxford

D Rowland & E Macdonald, Information Technology Law, 2ndEdition, Cavendish Publishing, London, 2000

S Singleton, E-Commerce: A Practical Guide to the Law, Gower,Aldershot, 2001

P Todd, Electronic Commerce Law, Cavendish Publishing,2005


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Online Materials

You will need to supplement your studywith reference to online materials.

Westlaw has a good range of electronicjournals.

Numerous other updaters for e-commerce law.


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Definitions

What is meant by the term e-commerce?

The concept of electronic commercecan be defined as using an electronicnetwork to simplify and speed up all

stages of the business process, fromdesign and making to buying, sellingand delivering DTI 1999.


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Further definitions

at its simplest, e-commerce is thebuying or selling of goods and services

of any kind on the Internet

Irish Revenue Commissioner 1999


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e-commerce at its simplest

E-commerce is the term used todescribe the electronic creation of a

contract, normally which is for goods orservices


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How can e-commerce be

effected?E-commerce can be effected in twomain ways.

1. Via the Internet.

2. Via an electronic mail system(including EDI type systems)


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Who takes part in e-

commerce?E-commerce is undertaken by two mainrecognisable groups.

Consumers

Business


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How do these groups interact?

1. Business to Business (B2B)

2. Business to Consumer (B2C)

3. Consumer to Consumer (C2C)


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Why do e-commerce?

There is only one reason whybusinesses like e-commerce.

Profits


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Why do e-commerce?

Profits are increased because of the benefitsof Internet shopping for consumers. Theseare:

24/7 opening which means utter flexibility;

Worldwide market; and

Cost/price of the goods.


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Why do e-commerce?

There is a belief that goods bought fromthe Internet are cheaper.

This is not always so.

However, business overheads are oftenlower.


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Why do e-commerce?

Why are overheads lower? Theseapply to internet only businesses.

- No shop space required savingrent, insurance, lights, heating.

- Fewer staff required savingwages, staff training, insurance.


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Straw Poll

How many of you have boughtsomething from the Internet?

This includes plane tickets, train tickets,CDs/DVDs from America, books?


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Statistics

In November 2002, 1 billion pounds wasspent on online purchases in the UK

Between 1st December and 8thDecember 2002, 2 billion dollars wasspent on online purchases in the USA.


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Statistics

2004 GBP 71.1 billion

(e-commerce Survey of Business)


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Statistics

Online sales grow each year

IMRG estimates that UK online retailsales are growing three times fasterthan in the US.


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Global Internet Usage 2002

Africa 6.31 million

Asia/Pacific 187.24 million

Europe 190.91 million

Middle East 5.12 million

Canada & USA 182.67 million

Latin America 33.35 million

World Total 605.60 million


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Internet Usage StatisticsCountry August 2005

Australia 9,881,438

Brazil 11,630,195

France 15,278,597

Germany 29,576,985

Italy 16,231,011

Japan 39,001,846

Spain 9,846,290

Sweden 4,700,804

Switzerland 3,501,981

United Kingdom 22,792,544

United States 140,589,403


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Current Internet Usage

1.08 billion

(Computer Industry Almanac)

Projection for 2010 - 1.8 billion


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Access to the Internet

A year ago, only 46% of Internet usersin the UK were broadband enabled.

But growth has been sharp and swift,and now nearly 75% of surfers are

using high-speed connections


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Where do people access the

Internet from?

88% at home

48% at work

29% at another persons home

13% at a place of education

10% at a public library


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How do people access the

internet?

85% via a desktop computer

28% by a laptop

22% mobile phone


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Email Statistics

According to Europemedia: Italians sent70 billion email messages in 2002.

The research indicates that around 160million messages were sent daily by

business users, while home users sent20 million on average.


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More statistics

Italian employees spend approximatelytwo working hours a day sending and

receiving an average of 70 messages aday.


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Email Statistics

550 million emails were sent and

received by British households duringJanuary 2002 alone.

A third of all email sent is spam (E-Commerce Times)


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Email Statistics

20th March 2002

Email became more popular than

postal mail in the UK, with the numberof emails being sent and received from

households exceeding letters. -NetValue


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Development of

e-commerce lawGiven the global nature of e-commercelaw, there has been a global response

to the legal issues.

Europe has issued numerous Directives

ensuring that all European Statesdevelop similar laws.


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European Directives

European Directives have led to:

Electronic Communications Act 2000

Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002

Consumer Protection (Distance Selling)Regulations 2000.


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Blackboard

Full use will be made of Blackboard.

This includes:

Workshop materials

Lectures (electronic recordings)

Up to date book lists

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