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This unique text deals with the most important legal areas for e-commerce related business in most of the member states in Europe as well as the USA. In doing so the text takes into consideration the national law of the following countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA. Topics that are dealt with include: contract law, consumer protection, intellectual property law, unfair competition, antitrust law, liability of providers, money transactions, privacy and data protection. The country-specific contributions follow a questionnaire which can be found in the beginning. The uniform structure of each contribution enables the reader to quickly find an answer to a legal question. All contributions have been written by experts from each member state.

Das Handbuch präsentiert die Kernbereiche des E-Commerce-Rechts in den meisten EU-Mitgliedstaaten und den USA. Behandelt werden das Vertragsrecht, der Verbraucherschutz, das Urheberrecht, das Recht gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb, das Kartellrecht, die Providerhaftung, der Geldtransfer und der Datenschutz. Die Länderberichte folgen einem gemeinsamen Fragenkatalog. Aufgrund der daraus resultierenden einheitlichen Struktur findet der Leser schnell und übersichtlich Antwort auf seine Rechtsfragen in allen Staaten. Die Beiträge wurden von Experten auf dem Gebiet des elektronischen Geschäftsverkehrs aus den einzelnen Mitgliedstaaten verfasst.

New economic developments such as E-Commerce raise not only economic but also legal questions. Most of these questions are treated in a different way by the jurisdictions or have not been regulated so far. Companies are facing a material uncertainty with regard to international transactions which are typical of E­ Commerce. The European and national regulations which have already been adopted are only for some part leading to clarification. The possibilities for legal solutions as well as the interpretation of the new legislation differ within the separate countries and their Courts. In order to provide an overview of the most important legal issues of E­ Commerce for international entities and internationally practising consultants, this book describes the regulatory framework in nine European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, The Nether­ lands) and the United States of America. The country-specific contributions are presented in alphabetical order and fol­ low a questionnaire which can be found in the beginning. As the structure in all contributions is uniform, the reader can fmd an answer to a legal question of inte­ rest quickly and clearly arranged for all countries. The work is not aiming at an extensive discussion of each legal question. Moreover, the goal is to present an overview of the main questions and trends in E-Commerce Law, in particular with regard to the adoption of several EU Directives.