IP: more on European Law Seen As Grave Threat To E-Commerce

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: 11 Sep 1999 02:11:50 -0700
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: bertrand () bidaud com
> Law Seen As Grave Threat To E-Commerce
>
> Dave,
> You are abolutely right. Imagine a Ecommerce company trying to sell 
> in US. Yet, his company is based far away, say Malaysia. Would not 
> the US consumer be more comfortable if it were accountable in US? Of 
> course it would. And therefore the propects for he company would be 
> better.
>
> Of course, how to make a company operating "virtually" actually 
> accountable is not clear. But to say that this direction is a threat 
> to E Commerce is not correct. It is simply a prejudice for a company 
> based in US whose main market is the US and other markets are 
> marginals. It probably repreents an opportunityfor the others, as 
> long as their business respect proper behaviour, and the law of the 
> countries are sound.
> I agree with you, the issues are more complex than presented in the 
> article. And if the path is not clear, the "direction" proposed by 
> EU is worth considering I believe.
>
> Bertrand Bidaud
>
> On Fri, 10 September 1999, David Farber wrote:
>
> > Sounds like the alternative is pretty bad. I buy something and end up
> > having to sue in some little coutry where the company is "based".
> > What are rational alternatives ?
> >
> > Dave
>
>  Bertrand Bidaud
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