Course Syllabus
Introduction
This segment introduces the concepts of the technology and operations that permit electronic commerce to exist. A foundational history provides supporting knowledge for layering the law upon the structure of the technology. This segment ensures that an understnading about the core advances that have supported the development of e-commerce including the rise of online commerce.
Class 1
Class 2
Contract Law in E-Commerce
This segment examines state and federal law that established the validity of electronic information as transactional records. Also, this segment compares the core formalities of contract law to the new operational realities of electronic transactions.
Class 3
Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
Class 4
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
Class 5
Technology Issues
This segment reviews the technology behind electronic transactions, including authentication, encryption, and confidentiality of sensitive information. Further this segment introduces the concept of using technology to effectuate legal structures, such as the use of encryption in developing a technological means to represent a traditional signature.
Class 6
Payment Options for E-Commerce
This segment begins by reviews the options considered for the support of providing payments in electronic transactions. It then focuses on the leading payment system on the Internet, credit card transactions. Also, it reviews the impact of electronic communications on securities transactions.
Class 7
Class 8
Class 9
Tax Issues in E-Commerce
This segment addresses the tax issues associated with the transactions occuring in digital form. It begins by looking at the effect on a federal amd international scope and then focuses on mechanisms associated with state and local tax administration.
Class 10
Federal & International Tax Issues
Class 11
Operational Law Issues
This segment concentrates on issues surrounding the operational aspects of electronic transactions beginning with the resolution of disputes arising out of electronic transactions. It also examines concerns related to the collection, use, and retention of personal information.
Class 12
Class 13
Class 14
Other Materials
Henry H. Perritt, Jr., Law and the Information Superhighway, (2001).
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