ISBN: 3540431845
TITLE: E-Commerce Law in Europe and the USA
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Questionnaire 3
CHAPTER 1
Belgium
Benoit Michaux and Stefan Van Camp
I. Business and Legal Reality of the New Economy 20
II. Contract Law 21
1. Conflict of Law Issues 21
2. Formation of Contracts 25
3. Validity of Contracts 28
4. Evidentiary Issues 34
III. Consumer Protection Law 35
1. Conflict of Law Issues 35
2. Internet-specific Consumer Protection Provisions 38
IV. Competition Law 42
1. Conflict of Law Issues 42
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 43
3. Internet Advertising 43
V. Labelling Law 46
1. Conflict of Law Issues 46
2. Domains 47
3. Metatags 50
VI. Copyright Law 50
1. Conflict of Law Issues 50
2. Works Capable of Protection 52
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 52
VII. Responsibility 54
1. Conflict of Law Issues 54
2. Liability for Own Contents 55
3. Liability for Third Party Content 56
4. Injunction 57
VIII. Money Transfers 57
IX. Data Protection 60
1. Domestic Data Protection Provisions 60
2. Notification and Registration Duties 61
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use and Transmission of Personal Data 62
4. Rights of the Affected Party 63
5. International Transmission 65
6. Sanctions 65
X. Cartel Law 66
1. Applicable Law 66
2. Substantive Law 66
CHAPTER 2
France
Isabelle Renard and Marie Amélie Barberis
I. Business and Legal Reality in the New Economy 72
II. Contract Law 73
1. Conflict of Law Issues 73
2. Formation of Contracts 77
3. Validity of Contracts 82
4. Evidentiary Issues 91
III. Consumer Protection Law 92
1. Conflict of Law Issues 93
2. Internet-specific Consumer Protection Provisions 97
IV. Competition Law 101
1. Conflict of Law Issues 101
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 102
3. Internet Advertising 103
V. Labelling Law 108
1. Conflict of Law Issues 108
2. Domains 109
3. Metatags 118
VI. Copyright Law 118
1. Conflict of Law Issues 118
2. Works Capable of Protection 119
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 121
VII. Responsibility 126
1. Conflict of Law Issues 126
2. Liability for Own Content 129
3. Liability for Third Party Content 133
4. Injunction 136
VIII. Money Transfers 136
IX. Data Protection 139
1. Domestic Data Protection Provisions 139
2. Notification and Registration Duties 142
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use and Transmission of Personal Data 143
4. Rights Of The Affected Party 147
5. International Transmission 148
6. Sanctions 149
X. Cartel Law 150
1. Applicable Law 150
2. Substantive Law 150
CHAPTER 3
Germany
Wulff-Axel Schmidt and Monika Prieß
I. Business and Legal Reality of the New Economy 156
II. Contract Law 157
1. Conflict of Law Issues 157
2. Formation of Contracts 164
3. Validity of Contracts 167
4. Evidentiary Issues 174
III. Consumer Protection Law 176
1. Conflict of Law Issues 176
2. Internet-specific Consumer Protection Provisions 181
IV. Competition Law 185
1. Conflict of Law Issues 185
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 187
3. Internet Advertising 188
V. Labelling Law 195
1. Conflict of Law Issues 195

2. Domains 198
3. Metatags 206
VI. Copyright Law 206
1. Conflict of Law Issues 206
2. Works Capable of Protection 208
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 209
VII. Responsibility 213
1. Conflict of Law Issues 213
2. Liability for Own Contents 214
3. Liability for Third Party Content 215
4. Injunction 217
VIII. Money Transfers 218
IX. Data Protection 225
1. Domestic Data Protection Provisions 225
2. Notification and Registration Duties 226
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use and Transmission of Personal Data 226
4. Rights of the Affected Party 228
5. International Transmission 229
6. Sanctions 230
X. Cartel Law 231
1. Applicable Law 231
2. Substantive Law 232
CHAPTER 4
Great Britain
by a Team of Authors
I. Business and Legal Reality of the New Economy 242
II. Contract Law 248
1. Conflict of Law Issues 248
2. Formation of Contracts 252
3. Validity of Contracts 254
4. Evidentiary Issues 262
III. Consumer Protection Law 263
1. Conflict of Law Issues 263
2. Internet-specific Consumer Protection Provisions 266
IV. Competition Law 267
1. Conflict of Law Issues 267
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 269
3. Internet Advertising 272
V. Labelling Law 277
1. Conflict of Law Issues 277
2. Domains 278
3. Metatags 282
VI. Copyright Law 284
1. Conflict of Law Issues 284
2. Works Capable of Protection 285
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 287
VII. Responsibility 289
1. Conflict of Law Issues 289
2. Liability for Own Contents 290
3. Liability for Third Party Content 291
4. Injunction 292
VIII. Money Transfers 293
IX. Data Protection 296
1. Domestic Data Protection Provisions 296
2. Notification and Registration Duties 299
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use and Transmission of Personal Data 299
4. Rights of the Affected Party 301
5. International Transmission 302
6. Sanctions 303
X. Cartel Law 304
1. Applicable Law 304
2. Substantive Law 304
CHAPTER 5
Italy
by a Team of Authors
I. Business and Legal Reality of the New Economy 310
II. Contract Law 312
1. Conflict of Laws Issues 312
2 Formation of Contracts 316
3. Validity of Contracts 323
4. Evidentiary Issues 328
III. Consumer Protection Law 329
1. Conflict of Law Issues 330
2. Internet-specific Consumer Protection Provisions 333
IV. Competition Law 336
1. Conflict of Law Issues 336
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 337
3. Internet Advertising 338
V. Labelling Law 349
1. Conflict of Law Issues 349
2. Domains 350
3. Metatags 356
VI. Copyright Law 357
1. Conflict of Law Issues 357
2. Works Capable of Protection 357
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 359
VII. Responsibility 365
1. Conflict of Law Issues 365
2. Liability for 0wn Contents 367
3. Liability for Third Party Content 368
4. Injunction 371
VIII. Money Transfers 372
IX. Data Protection 373
1 Domestic Data Protection Provisions 373
2. Notification and Registration Duties 374
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use and Transmission of Personal Data 375
4. Rights of the Affected Party 376
5. International Transmission 377
6. Sanctions 377
X. Cartel Law 377
1. Applicable Law 377
2. Substantive Law 378
CHAPTER 6
Norway
Dag Saltnes and Tommy Tokstad
I. Business and Legal Reality of the New Economy in Norway 389
II. Contract Law 390
1. Conflict of Law Issues 390
2. Formation of Contracts 396
3. Validity of Contracts 401
4. Evidentiary Issues 408
III. Consumer Protection Law 408
1. Conflict of Law Issues for Consumer Purchases 409
2. Internet-specific Consumer Protection Provisions 414
IV. Competition Law 417
1. Conflict of Law Issues 417
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 418
3. Internet Advertising 419
V. Labelling Law 424
1. Conflict of Law Issues 424
2. Internet Domains 426
3. Metatags 430
VI. Copyright Law 431
1. Conflict of Law Issues 431
2. Works Capable of Protection 432
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 434
VII. Responsibility 438
1. Conflict of Law Issues 438
2. Liability for Own Content 439
3. Liability for Third Party Content 439
4. Injunction 440
VIII. Money Transfers 441
IX. Data Protection 443
1. Domestic Data Protection Provisions 443
2. Notification and Registration Duties 444
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use and Transmission of Personal Data 445
4. Rights of the Affected Party 446
5. International Transmission 446
6. Sanctions 446
X. Cartel Law 447
1. Applicable Law 447
2. Substantive Law 447
CHAPTER 7
Spain
Rafael Echegoyen and Ramon Girbau
I. Business and Legal Reality of the New Economy 452
II. Contract Law 458
1. Conflict of Law Issues 458
2. Formation of Contracts 464
3. Validity of Contracts 472
4. Evidentiary Issues 485
III. Consumer Protection Law 487
1. Conflict of Law Issues 487
2. Internet-specific Consumer Protection Provisions 494
IV. Competition Law 495
1. Conflict of Law Issues 495
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 497
3. Internet Advertising 498
V. Labelling Law 507
1. Conflict of Law Issues 507
2. Domains 508
3. Metatags 511
VI. Copyright Law 512
1. Conflict of Law Issues 512
2. Works Capable of Protection 513
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 515
VII. Responsibility 523
1. Conflict of Law Issues 523
2. Liability for Own Contents 525
3. Liability for Third Party Content 526
4. Injunction 527
VIII. Money Transfers 528
IX. Data Protection 547
1. Domestic Data Protection Provisions 547

2. Notification and Registration Duties 548
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use, and Transmission of Personal Data 549
4. Rights of the Affected Party 550
5. International Transmission 551
6. Sanctions 552
X. Cartel Law 552
1. Applicable Law 552
2. Substantive Law 553
CHAPTER 8
Switzerland
Stephan Netzle and Roberto Hayer
I. Business and Legal Reality of the New Economy 559
II. Contract Law 559
1. Conflict of Law Issues 559
2. Formation of Contracts 564
3. Validity of Contracts 567
4. Evidentiary Issues 572
III. Consumer Protection Law 573
1. Conflict of Law Issues 573
2. Internet-specific Consumer Protection Provisions 576
IV. Competition Law 577
1. Conflict of Law Issues 577
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 579
3. Internet Advertising 581
V. Labelling Law 584
1. Conflict of Law Issues 584
2. Domains 586
3. Metatags 590
VI. Copyright Law 590
1. Conflict of Law Issues 590
2. Works Capable of Protection 591
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 592
VII. Responsibility 596
1. Conflict of Law Issues 596
2. Liability for Own Contents 599
3. Liability for Third Party Content 602
4. Injunction 605
VIII. Money Transfers 606
1. Open Market 606
2. Legal Borderlines and Regulatory Bases 606
3 Payment Systems 607
4 Influence of EC Directive 2000/46/EC 609
IX. Data Protection 610
1. Domestic Data Protection Provisions 610
2. Notification and Registration Duties 611
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use and Transmission of Personal Data 611
4. Rights of the Affected Party 614
5. International Transmission 615
6. Sanctions 616
X. Cartel Law 616
1. Applicable Law 616
2. Substantive Law 617
CHAPTER 9
The Netherlands
Albert Ploeger and Robert van Kralingen
I. Business and Legal Reality in the New Economy 626
II. Contract Law 627
1. Conflict of Law Issues 627
2. Formation of Contracts 631
3. Validity of Contracts 635
4. Evidentiary Issues 640
III. Consumer Protection Law 641
1. Conflict of Law Issues 641
2. Internet-specific Consumer Protection Provisions 644
IV. Competition Law 646
1. Conflict of Law Issues 646
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 647
3. Internet Advertising 648
V. Labelling Law 652
1. Conflict of Law Issues 652
2. Domains 653
3. Metatags 655
VI. Copyright Law 656
1. Conflict of Law Issues 656
2. Works Capable of Protection 656
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 657
VII. Responsibility 658
1. Conflict of Law Issues 658
2. Liability for Own Contents 660
3. Liability for Third Party Content 661
4. Injunction 662
VIII. Money Transfers 663
IX. Data Protection 665
1. Domestic Data Protection Provisions 665
2. Notification and Registration Duties 666
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use and Transmission of Personal Data 667
4. Rights of the Affected Party 668
5. International Transmission 669
6. Sanctions 670
X. Cartel Law 670
1. Applicable Law 670
2. Substantive Law 670
CHAPTER 10
United States
Norman B. Thot and Nils Behling
I. United States Legal Developments Garnering Special Attention 677
II. Contract Law 678
1. Conflict of Law Issues 678
2. Formation of Contracts 687
3. Validity of Contracts 692
4. Evidentiary Issues 702
III. Consumer Protection 704
1. Conflict of Law Issues 704
2. Internet-Specific Consumer Protection Provisions 706
IV. Competition Law 708
1. Conflict of Law Issues 708
2. Applicable Legal Provisions 708
3. Internet Advertising 708
V. Labeling Law 719
1. Conflict of Law and Jurisdiction Issues 719
2. Domains 721
3. Meta-tags 724
VI. Copyright 724
1. Conflict of Law Issues 724
2. The United States Concept of Copyright Protection 725
3. Copyright Holder's Rights 727
VII. Responsibility 733
1. Conflict of Law Issues 733
2. Liability for Own Content 733
3. Liability for Third Party Content 733
4. Injunctions 737
VIII. Money Transfers 739
1. Existing Payment Systems 739
2. National Money Transfer Rules and the Internet 740
3. Finality of Payments 742
4. Revocation / Allocation of Risk 743
5. Financial Privacy 745
IX. Data Protection 746
1. Domestic Data Protection Provisions 746
2. Notification and Registration Duties 750
3. Permissibility of the Collection, Storage, Use and Transmission of Personal Data - Cookies and User Profiles 750
4. Rights of the Affected Party 751
5. International Transmission 752
6. Sanctions 752
X. Cartel Law 752
1. Applicable Law 752
2. Substantive Law 754
Andersen Legal Contact Persons 759
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