Edirectives : guide to European Union law on E-commerce : commentary on the directives on distance selling, electronic signatures, electronic commerce, copyright in the information society, and data protection /

Edirectives : guide to European Union law on E-commerce : commentary on the directives on distance selling, electronic signatures, electronic commerce, copyright in the information society, and data protection /

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Imprint:The Hague ; New York : Kluwer Law International, c2002.
Description:xii, 203 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Law and electronic commerce ; v. 14
Subject:
Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries.
Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation.
Europe -- European Union countries.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4653380
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Other authors / contributors:Lodder, Arno R.
Kaspersen, H. W. K.
ISBN:9041117520 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Summary of contents
  • Detailed table of contents
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. What is e-commerce?
  • 1.2. Types of electronic commerce
  • 1.3. The EU and e-commerce regulation
  • 1.3.1. E-money and financial services
  • 1.3.2. E-Tax
  • 1.3.3. Jurisdiction
  • 1.3.4. Miscellany
  • 1.4. Structure of the book
  • Chapter 2. Directive 97/7/EC on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Article 2--Definitions
  • 2.3. Article 3--Exemptions
  • 2.4. Articles 4 and 5--Transparency rights of the consumer
  • 2.4.1. The reason for the transparency provisions
  • 2.4.2. The point at which the information must be given
  • 2.4.3. The manner in which the information must be given
  • 2.4.4. Prior information-information to be given at the outset
  • 2.4.5. Information which must be confirmed
  • 2.5. Article 6--Right of withdrawal
  • 2.6. Article 7--Performance
  • 2.7. Article 8--Payment by card
  • 2.8. Articles 9 and 10--Unsolicited supply and contact
  • 2.9. Articles 11, 12 and 17--Access to justice, enforcement and consumer redress
  • 2.9.1. Enforcement
  • 2.9.2. Standing for consumer organisations?
  • 2.9.3. Access to justice, out of court settlement and EEJ-net
  • 2.9.4. Burden of proof
  • 2.9.5. Contracting-out
  • 2.10. Articles 13 and 14--Lex specialis and higher consumer protection standards
  • 2.11. Articles 15 and 18--Entry into force and implementation deadline
  • 2.12. Concluding remarks
  • Chapter 3. Directive 1999/93/EC on a Community framework for electronic signatures
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.1.1. Terminology
  • 3.1.2. Crytography policy
  • 3.1.3. First national legislative initiatives
  • 3.1.4. The preparation of the Directive
  • 3.1.5. Standardisation
  • 3.2. Article 1--Scope of the Directive
  • 3.3. Article 2--Definitions
  • 3.3.1. (Advanced) electronic signature
  • 3.3.2. Certificates and certification services
  • 3.4. The certification services market--Articles 3(1 -3, 7) and 4(1)
  • 3.4.1. Free circulation of certification services
  • 3.4.2. No prior authorisation
  • 3.4.3. Voluntary accreditation
  • 3.4.4. Supervision
  • 3.5. Electronic signature products--Articles 3(4-6) and 4(2)
  • 3.5.1. Free circulation of electronic signature products
  • 3.5.2. Secure signature-creation devices
  • 3.5.3. Secure signature-verification devices
  • 3.6. Article 5--Legal effects of electronic signatures
  • 3.7. Article 6--Liability
  • 3.7.1. Qualified certificate
  • 3.7.2. Issued to the public
  • 3.7.3. 'Guaranteed to the public'
  • 3.7.4. Claimant ('relying party')
  • 3.7.5. Liability causes
  • 3.7.6. Reasonable reliance
  • 3.7.7. Absence of negligence
  • 3.7.8. Limitation of liability
  • 3.8. Articles 7-15--Other provisions
  • Chapter 4. Directive 2000/31/EC on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. General provisions
  • 4.2.1. Article 1--Objective and scope
  • 4.2.2. Article 2--Definitions
  • 4.2.3. Article 3--Internal market
  • 4.3. Establishment and information requirements
  • 4.3.1. Article 4--Principle excluding prior authorisation
  • 4.3.2. Article 5--General information to be provided
  • 4.4. Commercial communications
  • 4.4.1. Article 6--Information to be provided
  • 4.4.2. Article 7--Unsolicited commercial communications
  • 4.4.3. Article 8--Regulated professions
  • 4.5. Online contracts
  • 4.5.1. Article 9--Treatment of contracts
  • 4.5.2. Article 10--Information to be provided
  • 4.5.3. Article 11--Placing of the order
  • 4.6. Liability of intermediary service providers
  • 4.6.1. Article 12--'Mere conduit'
  • 4.6.2. Article 13--'Caching'
  • 4.6.3. Article 14--Hosting
  • 4.6.4. Article 15--No general obligation to monitor
  • 4.7. Codes of conduct and dispute settlement
  • 4.7.1. Article 16--Codes of conduct
  • 4.7.2. Article 17--Out-of-court dispute settlements
  • 4.7.3. Article 18--Court actions
  • 4.8. Cooperation and sanctions
  • 4.8.1. Article 19--Cooperation
  • 4.8.2. Article 20--Sanctions
  • 4.9. Articles 21-24--Final provisions
  • 4.10. Concluding remarks
  • Chapter 5. Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society
  • 5.1. Article 1--Scope
  • 5.1.1. Objective
  • 5.1.2. Scope
  • 5.2. Article 2--Reproduction right
  • 5.3. Article 3--Communication to the public
  • 5.4. Article 4--Distribution right
  • 5.5. Article 5--Exceptions and limitations
  • 5.5.1. General observations
  • 5.5.2. Specific commentaries
  • 5.5.2.1. Exceptions to reproduction right
  • 5.5.2.2. Exceptions to different rights
  • 5.5.2.3. Right of distribution
  • 5.5.3. Valuation
  • 5.6. Article 6--Technological measures
  • 5.7. Article 7--Rights-management information
  • 5.8. Articles 8-15--Common provisions
  • 5.9. Concluding observations
  • Chapter 6. Data protection and e-commerce
  • 6.1. Data protection and data protection instruments
  • 6.2. Directive 95/46/EC
  • 6.2.1. History and Implementation
  • 6.2.2. Scope
  • 6.2.3. Elaboration of the data protection principles
  • 6.2.4. Other safeguards
  • 6.3. The Telecommunications directive 97/66/EC
  • 6.3.1. History and implementation
  • 6.3.2. Scope
  • 6.3.3. Relation to Directive 95/46/EC
  • 6.3.4. The obligations under Directive 97/66/EC
  • 6.4. Proposal for amendment of Directive 97/66/EC
  • 6.4.1. History and background of the proposal
  • 6.4.2. New definitions
  • 6.4.3. New important elements in the Directive
  • 6.4.4. Conclusion
  • 6.5. Some specific aspects of data protection in e-commerce
  • 6.5.1. Particular Privacy risks in e-commerce
  • 6.5.2. Traffic data
  • 6.5.3. Cookies
  • 6.5.4. E-mail directories
  • 6.5.5. Spam (unsolicited communications)
  • 6.5.6. E-mail systems
  • 6.5.7. Remedies: Anonymity/pseudonymity?
  • 6.6. Concluding observations
  • Appendix 1. Directive 97/7/EC
  • Appendix 2. Directive 1999/93/EC
  • Appendix 3. Directive 2000/31/EC
  • Appendix 4. Directive 2000/29/EC
  • The authors
  • Index
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