Ethical Issues in E-Commerce on the Basis of Online Retailing I will also identify what legislation already exists and what more can be done to lessen the effects of each issue. THE LEGAL AND PRIVACY ISSUES OF DOING E-BUSINESS What Laws Apply to E-Business? Electronic commerce J. Ohene-Djan CO3323 2008 Undergraduate study in Computing and related programmes This is an extract from a subject guide for an undergraduate course offered as part of the h�b```"U�`A��1�&��b��\p��Rv�ß%}zC#w�� �i+N��\� ј�43�[�iƻ�$ɣI�&���ަ��S�0�ǣYg=�*q�x}XHb]���K��){u4�x�ɕ�����Ѡ�Ѡ��9���$�($����qX#�T>w�&˛}@����"1���6�x��W4��˒���P(�� �`�S����O��5#���@�� zR^ This paper will identify and describe three legal issues of e-commerce and three ethical issues of e-commerce. 2002 Proceedings of the Midwest Business Economics Association 235 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN E-COMMERCE Samia L Massoud, Prairie View A&M University, [email protected] ABSTRACT Electronic commerce (e-Commerce) is so new that legal, ethical, and other public policy issues that are necessary for e-commerce’s existence are still evolving. 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H���ko�0���W���$|�'BJ�*�Z�Eڇ���(S!ɴ˯��%�2�6�����fپ߬����e}_Տ��Y�>�۾o��>4�ا����V�~n��V�ͮ�7����/���W Fkx���y�},�����̡��{���������H~��`$�}CV�;���NF�_��W8�L(�q.$L��)~eP\�Fq�q���إ�-a�[�ܑ� b���Zn��9� �w'�5�ʳ�%ae��P�ȄS�+��a���&Uv �����r�����AZ�Rc�rK����n�}ݼ��zzjv릃j�����to�odQ��(DkGUȯ˱G偤� 6�!h,! ;��L�x���url�!��ƍ��#-�K������`����M9��4���f$��:��QZh��^s�'g�P��g�p�F�Y?��_����s���i�u�b��E �+�fT�W���;99k���) �1MUpҢ��F��_p�v�9eh���I��G� g�W#�� ��oL�ѕR#�`��%tFC���{1�y��_ S�^n %PDF-1.4 %���� The three legal issues I will discuss are: 1. International disputes and jurisdiction, 2. The Environment of Electronic Commerce: Legal, Ethical, and Tax Issues. A�� �O�e������&�o)ȵmӑf��P�&���yu��� �WQ;��^�Q�i���%���)�#WO�!7P;���'F�1��eDh� �('���(%7"��DSݐ��v$%�Hb��>� E-commerce activity often involves collecting secure data such as names and phone numbers associated with email addresses. In the Information Age, technology evolves fast and data travels even faster. India is considered as a profitable market for these e-commerce businesses. endstream endobj 861 0 obj<>/Size 838/Type/XRef>>stream Ethical and Legal Issues in Web Development Objectives By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: 1.3.1: Define ethics, and distinguish between legal and ethical issues. It can also be used in conjunction with a more theoretical book, Ethics in the First Person: A Guide to Teaching and Learning Practical Ethics (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007) that I wrote. K���4��T��œ�a(Mf In general, all existing laws that apply to traditional commerce apply . E-commerce has a tremendous impact on copyright and related issues, and the scope of copyrights is affecting how e-commerce evolves. It is obvious from the foregoing that a critical analysis of legal issues, challenges and prospects of e- commerce in Nigeria has been carried out. �1���h,�-Es�.�*a�A����݆������c��� The study of computer ethics has long been considered by the researchers. 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It focuses on legal protection for security transaction and intellectual property and necessity to establish new international e-commerce laws. 0 endstream endobj 78 0 obj <>stream Many e-business activities also involve transactions, so customer banking or credit card information also ends up stored online. i) Web tracking. How can the different national perspectives on free speech be managed in a global environment like the Internet? 0000001446 00000 n �Im����5����� ��nf�+~f5el�d�{���i_YY�鷶utvv�o[n�&2��T�;�iy��u�� z���x���7o޼�^x�y���G��E�0�W�M�%�! University. endstream endobj 79 0 obj <>stream • Wiegand (1997): “Any form of economic activity conducted via electronic connections” • Does not have to involve the Internet and WWW • Three main components to e-commerce: – Economic activity involved – Interaction occurs electronically – The … Is the Internet a form of “public speech”? ��r�� The lack of relevant laws creates opportunities for unethical behaviors and fails to protect people’s interests effectively. Trademark Infringement. F���4n�-w�`c�+��+٭��K��.�l��Vk��O,����י ���N���ly�l=*�#����9W���W�Y�2�����s����k,�J:�cDo+� +�&E-���0̺�9� Chrisever• 1 year ago. It can be difficult for the law to keep up with new technologies and inventive ways to conduct e-business. 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Ethical Issues: Ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals with what is considered to be right or wrong and the spread of electronic commerce has created many new ethical issues. �RY�(�n�J�xM~HU����*W��P+TdT�U�j5�*�A�J�V�ɢR�0��J�!����P>\%���o*U Described below are some of the common legal issues an e-commerce business faces. Ethics concerned with choosing the alternative among right and wrong. 0000000016 00000 n The ethical, social, and political issues raised in e-commerce, provide a framework for organizing the issues, and make recommendations for managers who are given the responsibility of operating e-commerce companies within commonly accepted standards of appropriateness. E-Commerce: What is it? Legal and Ethical Issues in E-Commerce Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. For example the monitoring of e-mails by the company is highly controversial as one group of people may agree to this and one may disagree. Legal issues. In order to manage ethical issues in e-commerce, managers have to help the company to design an effective strategy and long-term management procedure as well as security policies and training. Thank you,Lashawn. surbhi says: December 23, 2011 at 11:15 pm gud notes.. Eyaz says: July 24, 2011 at 3:59 pm really a useful one. This may have impact on consideration of ethical and legal aspects. %%EOF 0000003702 00000 n 0000056266 00000 n 0000004412 00000 n �0�8��AHI� �ȑat ��p��`qGщ�! Let’s list some of the ethical issues spawned with the growing field of e-commerce. 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One of the interesting and, of course, new topics in the field of information technology science is computer ethics or IT ethics. helpful 320 32. startxref h޼W[O�:�+~q �_��*qYQ�p��Y :��� m����NҴ\J�V���x�3c3N�%�XG�"��$q�(��D ��F&-'Nf�j�9� �J�,�^���%��b�eDr�ɷoI�''�C�RT����:��%��8\z@yr��f����٠J�,�y|��� |x���IN��2�*����8��g��SE(h�}�hrZ��s"��rR�z��!E>#L(��F~�4}΋��]>y�w7/2N���q�>g��Տ�˫�F���YV�?%W��9-�U��/�>j�D�g��*g>�^:ϐ�n c^�A�?y(A�z6�f0��C�y��Mn��|^�;G��W��^��"{�������my�?�L�I������_(���W���* ^Lg�1C��29YX���A^Yc�Z���������$2�4i�� �憉�Ba�P����M�Dl.���L.#�lp�45�V��n�|D�-'2b��ȱ"�������y�_�1W��m�/s�-9���ۑ�I�/b�h[}��γg:ή��<5����}i ܗ����{��&���[��?��P&�����o����HY���U��w��2%_��Jo4�s���C�w�����c�p�In��Ǐ��*�����U�aX��/9�mQ6�a2Vk��$z2����'f9z����$jX1M���ól.�c��H�1A=�����㋎Ţf��N����w��O#շ�:�K����m���Z�:?����s������a��>������Hn�E��NE�#����G��~�P��E�2O��h�\�e6���R�D���D@��R-@���}!T^ I�"��9�OŬSs�X�`37>!�66���� ���l��DJ�p.y If you are a company operated merely via a website, not being incorporated is a crucial problem. 2016/2017. :7�s̛w�큐n�K�=o����1�o�1ݧ͖6W��_ʅ��doCY����e([�2�X0�Ep]$�����tB��1T�"뀙����^��������- � EARL WARREN, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES, 12 NOVEMBER 1962 Henry Magruder made a mistake—he left a CD at the coffee station. {1���s%��i�h#ŹE�dS8%Q�ޝrV!�L�rX�U�Y"%��� ����;������ Պ�Q^Di�I�;�� �g�B>x4� LEGAL ISSUES IN CONTRACTS IN E-COMMERCE. x�b```b``Ue`g``Vfd@ AV65ֆF&$)G0��!�W�����C*�tW2�gPujf��`z�����p�!�Am��V���19��9����8l���5,|��� ��@������ E-Commerce (CS101) Uploaded by. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. trailer technological fields will always have ethical issues and limitations. However, it must be legal, feasible, effective and innovative. So, what are the issues particularly related to e-commerce? ���`:����L��׶@i�""���u”v��ȦȀ����ʮ��*���^��h�~�y It is essential that legal rules are set and applied appropriately to ensure that digital technology does not undermine the basic doctrine of copyright and related rights. In general, many ethical and global issues of Information Technology apply to e-business. �d��J/�x%�C�U��O�����V��j�5eee! Different companies and differ-ent fields of e-commerce have different security problems, thus, different strate-gies. E-commerce refers to a wide range of online … 838 25 0000002533 00000 n Please sign in or register to post comments. 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