Online Liability
In spite of the myth of ‘the World Wide Web’ – in other words, an electronic frontier where no laws apply - unwittingly spread about the internet, on-line commercial transactions do not operate in the void.
The internet is merely an additional avenue of communication, trade and general interaction within and among groups of nations, businesses and individuals which are interconnected.
Consequently, the protection of legal interests recognized in realspace can only be regarded as extended to the internet as well as unless the latter makes such protection less effective or totally obsolete.
Moreover, liabilities arising from tampering or infringement of those legal interests protected in realspace will be dealt with under the existing laws in so far as they remain applicable.
Thus the protection on the internet of legal interests such as intellectual property, privacy and information is an important aspect of e-commerce. Any violation of these interests will be source of liability for wrongdoers.
Online Liability
