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Internet and Technology Law: A U.S. Perspective
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Technology and the Internet1 have dramatically changed the way people interact with one another. The ability to electronically access, store, and transmit information presents people with many new ways to communicate. Email is now a standard business communication tool, and has also changed the way people conduct business. Technology has also created a new type of business called electronic commerce, which involves the purchase or sale of products and services over the Internet.
In 1995, less than 1% of the world’s population had access to the Internet. However, it is estimated by the end of 2014 that the number of Internet users will reach 3 billion, or approximately 40% of the world’s population.2 With so many users online, disputes are inevitable. Social connections are made and crimes are committed online, just as they are in a face-to-face environment. Consumers increasingly make legal contracts on the Internet for services, such as travel arrangements. Estimates are that “the web will account for or influence 59% of U.S. retail purchases by 2018.”3
All these communications can lead to disputes and potential litigation. These disagreements can involve not only individuals in the United States, but in other countries. How and where these disputes are resolved is not often clear.
Konnie G. Kustron - Personal Name
1st Edtion
978-87-403-0845-7
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Internet and Technology Law: A U.S. Perspective
Management
English
2010
1-154
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