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Rishi Chopra, Lovely Professional University Unit 9: Legal Issues - I

Unit 9: Legal Issues - I

CONTENTS

Objectives
Introduction
9.1 Legal Issues
9.2 Paper Document vs. Electronic Document
9.2.1 Risks of Paper Documents
9.2.2 Risks of Electronic Documents

9.3 Legal Issues for Internet Commerce
9.3.1 Trademarks and Domain Names
9.3.2 Copyright and the Internet
9.3.3 Jurisdiction Issues
9.3.4 Service Provider Liability
9.3.5 Formation of an Enforceable Online Contract
9.4 Summary
9.5 Keywords

9.6 Self Assessment
9.7 Review Questions
9.8 Further Readings
Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
• Discuss legal issues
• Compare paper document with electronic document
• Recall the legal issues for Internet commerce

Introduction
E-Commerce is done on the data and information available on the Internet. Here, parties involved in e-
commerce send and receive data. The data shared can be damaged due to many reasons like power
failure, viruses, and physical damage. There is also the danger of hackers who can illegally access
computer systems, violate privacy and tamper or damage records.

In February 2000, when eBay was attacked, its Web server was bombarded with
false requests for Web pages. This overloaded the site and caused it to crash.
In order to secure e-commerce, it has become necessary to give legal rights and obligations in the
interest of the companies involved in e-commerce.

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