Title The law of electronic commerce / Alan Davidson

Published Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxxvii, 399 pages) Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Cases -- Table of statutes -- 1 The law of electronic commerce -- Electronic commerce law -- Internet use in Australia -- Judicial consideration in Australia -- Further reading -- 2 The rule of cyberspace -- Cultural and environmental juxtaposition with cyberspace -- Cyberspace -- The rule of law and the rule of cyberspace -- The rule of law -- The rule of cyberspace -- Spontaneous (or endogenous) order -- A code of cyberspace -- Information wants to be free -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 3 Electronic commerce and the law of contract -- UNCITRAL Model Law of Electronic Commerce -- Legislation -- Australia -- New Zealand -- Provisions of the Electronic Transactions Acts -- Electronic contracts -- Common law -- Application of the common law -- Exemptions -- Exemption does not equate to a paper requirement -- New Zealand -- Validity of electronic transactions -- Writing -- Australian provisions -- New Zealand -- Signatures -- Australian provisions -- New Zealand provisions -- Production of documents -- Consent -- Example -- Other countries provisions -- Comment -- Retention of information and documents -- Retention in paper form -- Retention in electronic form -- Time and place of dispatch and receipt of electronic communications -- Time of dispatch -- Time of receipt -- Acceptance by electronic communication and the postal acceptance rule -- Place of dispatch and place of receipt -- Attribution of electronic communication -- Originals -- Electronic Case Management System -- Comment -- Further reading -- 4 Shrinkwrap, clickwrap and browsewrap contracts -- Shrinkwrap -- Clickwrap -- Browsewrap -- Electronic agents -- Further reading -- 5 Electronic signatures -- Traditional signatures -- Modern signatures -- Electronic signing -- Acceptance at face value and risk -- Functions of signatures -- Electronic Transactions Acts -- 'Electronic signature defined -- Uses -- Security of electronic signature -- Digitised signatures -- Digital signatures -- Australian Business Number Digital Signature Certificates -- Secure Socket Layer Transport Layer Security -- Applications -- Further reading -- 6 Copyright issues in electronic commerce -- The nature of copyright -- Exclusive rights -- Infringement -- Substantial part -- Objective similarity and causal connection -- Software -- Right of communication -- Exemptions -- Libraries and archives -- Educational statutory licences -- Temporary reproductions -- Enforcement measures -- Time-shifting, format-shifting and space-shifting -- Piracy and enforcement -- Peer-to-peer file sharing -- Authorisation -- Carrier protection -- Hyperlinking -- Further reading -- 7 Electronic commerce trade marks, patents and circuit layouts -- The nature of trade marks -- Infringement -- Hyperlinking -- Framing -- Meta-tags -- Patents for software and internet processes -- Developments in the United States -- Developments in Europe -- Developments in Australia -- Patents and hardware -- Cir Summary Written specifically for legal practitioners and students, this book examines the concerns, laws and regulations involved in Electronic Commerce. In just a few years, commerce via the World Wide Web and other online platforms has boomed, and a new field of legal theory and practice has emerged. Legislation has been enacted to keep pace with commercial realities, cyber-criminals and unforeseen social consequences, but the ever-evolving nature of new technologies has challenged the capacity of the courts to respond effectively. This book addresses the legal issues relating to the introduction and adoption of various forms of electronic commerce. From intellectual property, to issues of security and privacy, Alan Davidson looks at the practical changes for lawyers and commercial parties whilst providing a rationale for the underlying legal theory Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Business records -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Business records -- Law and legislation. Computer crimes -- Australia. Computer crimes. Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation. Electronic data interchange -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Electronic data interchange -- Law and legislation. Internet -- Law and legislation -- Australia. Internet -- Law and legislation. Form Electronic book ISBN 0511690886 (electronic bk.) 0511818408 (electronic bk.) 9780511690884 (electronic bk.) 9780511818400 (electronic bk.)

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