EC - ECommerce (Module Overview)

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E-Commerce

Introduction

If you have a cell phone, ipad, tablet, computer, or some other sort of electronic device with Internet access and a checking account or credit card, you most likely have participated in ecommerce. Ecommerce is making transactions or facilitating business on the Internet. In today’s society, ecommerce (or electronic commerce) is very commonplace and continues to grow. If you have a checking account, you most likely have access to a mobile app from which you can conduct bank transactions to include things such as scanning your paycheck to make a deposit. Or, you may have a job where you have direct deposit where your paycheck is automatically transferred from the company’s payroll account and deposited into your checking account. The types of ecommerce transactions can vary greatly from buying a song on I-Tunes to purchasing a new living room suite online to a multi-million dollar electronic fund transfer for a major corporation.

In this module, we will look more at the definition and types of ecommerce; jurisdictional issues that may arise with ecommerce; disputes from authentication problems, digital signatures, and domain names; and other issues relating to consumers, businesses, and ecommerce.

Key Terms

  1. Ecommerce – the process of making transactions or facilitating business on the Internet
  2. Jurisdiction – the power of a court to hear a case and make a judgment
  3. Authentication – establishing the identity of one party to another
  4. Digital Signature – ensures digital accountability for electronic transactions
  5. Domain – identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet
  6. Cyberlaw – the body of law relating to the Internet and computer offenses
  7. Cybersquatting – the practice of registering names, especially well-known company or brand names, as Internet domains, in the hope of reselling them at a profit
  8. Typosquatting – A form of cybersquatting that targets Internet users who incorrectly type a website address into their web browser
  9. Cybergriping - involves one party establishing a website for the purpose of publishing complaints about or criticism of another party or business who would be the target of the insults
  10. Pagejacking - The practice of stealing another’s Web page, keywords, or metatags and misrepresenting their origin

Module Lessons Preview

In this module, we will study the following topics:

What is E-Commerce?
In this lesson, we will define E-Commerce and some of the characteristics as they apply to business.

Jurisdiction Issues
In this lesson, we will take a brief look into the complexities of ecommerce jurisdiction.

Issues and Disputes Among E-Commerce
In this lesson, we will look at different disputes arising from E-Commerce in Business.

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