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Legal issues and Ethical iss
Laws are enacted by govt. and developed thrprecedents.
Laws are strict legal rules governing the a
citizens within their jurisdictions.
If a person breaks the law, they have done illegal and can be held liable for punishment b
system.
Ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals w
considered to be right and wrong.
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Understanding Ethical, Social
Political Issues in E-commerc
Internet technology and its use in e-disrupts existing social and
relationships and understandings.
Costs and benefits of technology carefully considered, especially when
as yet no clear-cut legal or cultural guid
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-Technology and Their Potential Ethic
Social and/or Implications
Ubiquitytechnology is available everywhere Global reachThe technology reaches across
boundaries
Universal standardsthere is one set of standa
Richnessvideo, audio, text messages are po
InteractivityIt works with the user Information densityTechnology reduces infor
costs, raises quality
CustomizationThe technology allows deliver personalized as well as group messages.
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Issues
Issues raised by Internet and e-commebe viewed at individual, social, and pol
levels
Four major categories of issues
Information rights
Property rights
Governance
Public safety and welfare
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Issues
Information rights : what information right
individuals and organizations posses with
to information about themselves.
Property rights
Governance
Public safety and welfare
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Legal issues and Ethical iss Privacy : It is the right to be left alone and the right to be
unreasonable personal intrusions. Collecting information about individuals
By reading an individuals newsgroups postings.
By looking up an individuals name and identity in an inte
By conducting surveillance on employees
By asking an individual to complete a website registratio By recording an individuals actions as they navigate the
browser, usually using cookies.
Ms product called passport is beginning to raise some ofconcerns as cookies. Critics say that passport affords thopportunities as cookies to invade an individuals privacy
feel that the product gives MS an unfair competitive edge
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Legal issues and Ethical iss Protection of privacy
Notice/awareness. Consumers must be given nentitys information practices prior to collection information.
Choice/consent. Consumers must be made awoptions as to how their personal information ma
Access/participation. Consumers must be able their personal information and challenge the vadata.
Integrity/security. Consumers must be assured personal data are secured and accurate.
Enforcement/redress. A method of enforcementremed must be available.
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Intellectual property rights
It refers to Creations of the mind: invention
and artistic works, and symbols, names, ima
designs used in commerce. Four main types of intellectual properties
Copyright, Trademarks, Domain Names, an
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Legal issues and Ethical issCopyright : An exclusive grant from the go
that allows the owner to reproduce a workor in part, and to distribute, perform or dithe public in any form Literary works ( e.g. s/w)
Musical works (compositions)Dramatic works ( plays)
Artistic works ( drawings, paintings)
Sound recordings, films, broadcasts, cable
or manner, including the internet.
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Legal issues and Ethical iss Trademarks : it is symbol used by busi
identify their goods and services. The symbcomposed of words, designs, letters,
shapes, a combination of colors, or o
identifiers.
Use the trademark on goods and servicesthe trademark is registered.
Take legal action to prevent anyone else f
the trademark without consent on goods an
for which the trademark is re istered.
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Domain names: a variation of a trademark is a
name.
Network solutions Inc.
Cyber squatting.
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Patents: a patent is a doc that grants the ho
exclusive rights on an invention for a fixed nyears
U if C t I f ti
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Uniform Computer Information
Transactions Act (UCITA) of 1999
A model state law that provides uniformcomprehensive rules for contracts invo
computer information transactions
software licenses
information licenses
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ec ron c ommun ca ons
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ec ron c ommun ca onsPrivacy Act
Makes it a crime to intercept an electrocommunication
At the point of transmission
While in transit
When stored by a router or server
After receipt by the intended recipient
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Internet Domain Names
Domain name
a unique name that ian individualsor companysWeb site.
Domain names may be registered by f
appropriate form with the domain
registration service and paying the app
fee.
Anticybersquatting Consumer
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Anticybersquatting Consumer
Protection Act of 1999
Aimed at cybersquatters who register domain names of famous compan
people and hold them hostage by dem
ransom payments from the famous c
or person.
The name must be famous.
The domain name was registered in bad
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Hall. All rights
Licensing Arrangement
License(transfer of rights inintellectual property or
information)
Licensor
Licensee
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Licensing Arrangement (continu
Licensor
The owner of intellectual proinformational rights who transfers right
property or information to the licensee.
Licensee
The party who is granted limitin or access to intellectual prop
informational rights owned by the licensor
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Licensing Agreement
Detailed and comprehensive agreement between the licenso
licensee.
It sets forth the express terms
agreement.
Software and Information Access
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Software and Information Access
Contract
Grants the licensee the right to information in the possession of the lice
For an agreed-upon time or number of us
The licenseesaccess to the informati
be available at times and in a man
complies with the express terms
contract.
cens ng n orma on ec no
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cens ng n orma on ec noRights
The Uniform Computer InfoTransactions Act (UCITA)creates cont
for the licensing of information tec
rights.
Licensing Information Technology
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Licensing Information Technology
Rights (continued)
The UCITA covers the following aspects olicensing information rights: Formation of a contractAuthenticating the recordAttribution procedure Performance Warranties Breach of license agreements Limitations of remedies
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Other Key Legislation
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (U
Electronic Signature in Global and Nat
Commerce Act
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Performance
A party to a licensing agreement oweto perform in a manner that conformcontract.
Each party owes a duty to tender perfo
when performance is due.Risk of loss of the copy
Acceptance of a copy
Excuse of performance