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15. E-Commerce: Regulatory, Ethical, and Social Environments

verfasst von : Efraim Turban, David King, Jae Kyu Lee, Ting-Peng Liang, Deborrah C. Turban

Erschienen in: Electronic Commerce

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In 2006, Disney’s funding arm, Steamboat Ventures, invested $10 million in one of the largest Chinese video- and file-sharing site called 56.com ( 56.com ). The site is very popular in China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

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Glossar
Business ethics (corporate or enterprise ethics) 
A code of values, behaviors, and rules, written or unwritten, for conducting business. These ethics dictate the operations of organizations.
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) 
An important milestone in EC legislation that protects government computers and other Internet-connected computers.
Copyright 
An exclusive legal right of an author or creator of intellectual property to publish, sell, license, distribute, or use such work in any desired way.
Copyright infringement 
The use of a work without permission or contracting for payment of a royalty.
Cyberbashing 
The registration of a domain name that criticizes (normally maliciously) an organization, product, or person (e.g., paypalsucks.com , walmartsucks.org , verizonpathetic.com ). Usually associated with hate sites.
Cyberbullying 
“Bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites.” (per stopybullying.gov )
Digital divide 
The gap that has emerged between those who have and those who do not have the ability to engage in e-commerce.
Digital rights management (DRM) 
A system of protecting the copyrights of data circulated over the Internet or digital media. These arrangements are technology-based protection measures (via encryption or using watermarks).
Electronic discovery (e-discovery) 
The process of finding any type of electronic data (e.g., text, images, videos) by using computerized systems.
Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) 
A comprehensive global rating system for greener electronics based on a range of environmental performance criteria.
Electronic signature 
“The electronic equivalent of a handwritten signature” (per pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/42500/electronic-signature ).
Ethics 
A set of moral principles or rules of how people are expected to conduct themselves.
Fair use 
The limited use of copyrighted material, without paying a fee or royalty, for certain purposes (e.g., reviews, commentaries, teaching).
Green computing 
The eco-friendly use of computing resources.
Green IT 
The efforts to improve the use of EC (and IT) by minimizing damage to the environment, and at the same time saving money.
Intellectual property (IP) 
Property that derives from the creative work of an individual, such as literary or artistic work.
Intellectual property law 
Area of the law concerned with the regulation of thinking-related products, including creativity that are protected by patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret law.
Internet censorship 
Restrictions on what can be seen, published, or accessed on the Internet.
Net neutrality 
A network design principle stating that basic protocols of the Internet should enable users to utilize the Web without being discriminated against by Internet service providers.
Opt-in 
The principle that consumers must approve, in advance, what they are willing to see. That is, information sharing should not occur unless customers affirmatively allow or request it.
Opt-out 
A method that gives consumers the choice to refuse to share information about themselves, or to avoid receiving unsolicited information.
Patent 
“An exclusive right to a particular invention. Patents are granted by states or governments to the creator of an invention, or to someone who has been designated by them to accept the rights over the invention. The holder of the patent has sole rights over the invention for a specified period of time.” (per Fedcirc.us)
Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) 
A protocol for privacy protection on the Web developed by the W3 Organization (W3C).
Spyware 
A tool that some merchants use to gather information about users without their knowledge.
Telecommuting 
Working at home using a PC, tablet, smartphone, and the Internet.
trademark dilution 
The use of a “famous” trademark by a third party, which causes the lessening (or dilution) of the ‘distinguishing quality’ of the mark.
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Metadaten
Titel
E-Commerce: Regulatory, Ethical, and Social Environments
verfasst von
Efraim Turban
David King
Jae Kyu Lee
Ting-Peng Liang
Deborrah C. Turban
Copyright-Jahr
2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10091-3_15

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