Hello everybody, I would be much obliged to anyone who can post a link to the Law on e-commerce of the US, EU, China, Japan and etc. I'm doing a research on legal problems of implementation of the law on e-commerce in developing countries and I believe that comparative learning of legal norms of different countries would be a fundamental stuff. If you have any suggestions, advices and recommendations feel free to post them here. Thank you, Have a good day.
For US Law, you might want to start with the FTC web site: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menus/business/ecommerce.shtm
There isn't just one law, there are many laws - many that affect all businesses both online and off. If you click on the links on the site I linked to there are explanations as to how the laws specifically apply to online businesses. Two laws that are specific to e-commerce are the CAN-SPAM act that has rules for e-mail marketing and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act or COPPA (also linked from that page). Here are a few more links that discuss US e-commerce law: http://www.phillipsnizer.com/internetlib.htm http://blog.ericgoldman.org/ http://www.bakernet.com/ecommerce/ In the U.S. the law is interpreted by the courts, and e-commerce is so new the interpretation by the courts still being developed. The law is not static - there are cases going on right now that will probably set new precedents for the future. Also, there are state laws in addition to the federal laws. Doing e-commerce in California may fall under different regulations than doing e-commerce in Florida. Is there something specific you were looking for?