Chapter 1

Electronic Commerce Brief History of Commerce and Communication

Introduction to Electronic Commerce

Laws Guiding E-commerce

Are we Ready for E-commerce?

Participants in E-commerce

Multimedia Super Corridor

Brief History of Commerce and Communication

Pre-historic ageThe adventurous human folkThe early Roman EmpireThe great civilizationsThe 18th centuryAfter the Second World WarARPANET

Introduction to Electronic Commerce

The Internet or simply the Net The advancement of secure protocols E-commerce can be viewed in different

formats from different perspectives From a communication perspective From a business perspective From a service perspective From an online perspective From a production process perspective

Laws Guiding E-commerce

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) had taken the first step in drafting the Model Law on Electronic Commerce in Dec 1996.

Laws Guiding E-commerce: The Cyber Laws

Malaysian Perspective

Issues in Cyber Laws

JurisdictionInfringement on domain nameContractual issuesLiability of intermediaries

1. Characteristics of intermediaries2. Defamation3. Insurance covering liability on the

net

Issues in Cyber Laws (cont..)

Liability of Users1. Cyber-stalker

2. Infringement of intellectual property

3. Tort liability of privacy infringement

Evidential issues

Network security

Issues in Cyber Laws (cont..)

Intellectual Property Rights (IRPs)

Encryption issues

Privacy and data protection issues

Content and liabilities

Malaysian Perspective

Communication and Multimedia Act 1998

• Ownership of Network facilities• Provision of network services• Provision of application services• Provision of contents applications services

Copyright (Amendment) Act 1997

Digital Signature Act 1997

The Evidence (Amendment) Act

Malaysian Perspective (cont…)

Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1997

Companies (Amendment) Act 1998

Telemedicine Act 1997

The Computer crimes Act 1997

Are We ready for E-commerce

Current TrendsMalaysian Business Community

PerspectiveDistribution of Business CommunityPreparedness in E-commercePriority in Electronic Commerce ImplementationConclusion of the Survey

Figure: Distribution of Malaysian Business Community

Figure: Choice of electronic commerce implementation

Figure: Concerns of the Internet-based auction implementation

Participants in E-commerce

Service ProviderManufacturerDistributorRetailerOther services

Multimedia Super Corridor

MSC facilitiesResearch and Application

Multimedia Development

Multimedia Environment

A new avenue fro E-commerce research in Malaysia

Multimedia Super Corridor (cont..)

Multimedia Development Electronic Government Multi-Purpose Card

Multimedia Environment Research and development Cluster Worldwide Manufacturing Webs Borderless marketing

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