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E-Business Policy Issues
Pages 111-114

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From page 111...
... Maxwell said, was to construct an essentially legal framework for e-business. The concept of electronic commerce must be accompanied by a concept of electronic contracts and contract law in the United States.
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From page 112...
... Local auto dealers argue to state governments that they are customers and constituents of the state and it would be unfair to let them fall prey to larger national companies. There are now state rules that prohibit national com
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From page 113...
... How this system is opened to more competition will have an important effect on branding, trademarking, and decision making in a global context. The United States has been able to move a good deal of decision making into a group called ICANN,36 that is now holding elections.
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From page 114...
... Maxwell, we still confront "a bucket of legal framework issues, a bucket of infrastructure issues, and a third bucket that might be called the trust bucket." In other words, only with the assurance of a legal framework and a robust infrastructure will people be willing to use the Web for business transactions at increasing rates. The Need to Resolve Privacy Issues Obviously one of those issues is privacy, and privacy is more than just the protection of personal information.
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