Internet Marketplaces: The Law of Auctions and Exchanges Online

by Christina Ramberg, Christopher Kuner

Overview

Internet Marketplaces explains and analyses the legal questions and challenges posed by the increased use of online auctions and exchanges for business transactions. Rather than focusing on internet businesses as a whole, the author studies the rules related to closed internet marketplaces where commercial dealings are carried out. The book provides a detailed analysis of the new business models that are being employed, their legal structures, and the extent to which further work is still required to fill in the legal infrastructure. Professor Ramberg is well known for her expertise and involvement in this field, and the book will prove to be useful to fellow practitioners as well as being a key reference for academics working in this area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199254293
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/19/2003
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Christina Hultmark Ramberg is Professor of International Commercial Law at the Stockholm School of Economics and a member of the UNICITRAL and International Chamber of Commerce working groups on e-commerce. She has written extensively in the field of e-commerce law, and also advises governments and private law firms on the subject. Christopher Kuner is Partner at the Brussels office of Hunton & Williams, specializing in global data protection and e-commerce practices.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Relationship Between Internet Marketplaces and National States
3. Efficient Norm Design in the Internet Marketplace
4. Different Types of Auctions and the Legal Definition of Auction
5. Definition of the Term 'Exchange' in Law
6. The Applicable Law
7. Membership Terms and Conditions of Sale
8. Withdrawal and Cancellation of Invitations and Bids
9. Mistake in Expression
10. Determination of the Winning Bid and the Price
11. Confirmation by Third Parties
12. Illegal Transactions
13. Settlement
14. Information
15. Price Manipulation
16. Effects of Breach and Potential Breach: Exclusion, Ratings, and Fees
17. The Operator's Liability in Case of Inaccessibility
18. Dispute Resolution
19. Final Remarks