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Ethical, Legal And Regulatory Issues; B2b & B2c

Posted by Anonymous on 6/28/2005 at 7:19 PM ET 250 Points
How do ethical, Legal and Regulatory issues differ on a B2B site from a B2C one. Thanks
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  • Posted by Pepper Blue on 6/28/2005 at 7:28 PM Member
    Hi goldbyrd,

    Here are a few ideas to get you started.

    You will still need to do some work to finish up your assignment since we don't do homework here, however I can help you get your thought process going as I have answered this question many times before, it is frequently asked here.

    Ethics: Since B2B counts on the sharing of mutual information ethics are a must. Accessing unauthorized areas in the trading system should not be allowed, and the privacy of partners should be protected both technically and legally.

    For the most part, proper behavior and ethics of participants are typically set forth in ethical codes developed by trade associations, commercial standard groups add the professions.

    Legal: When are electronic documents admissible evidence in a court of law? What do you do if they are not?

    Time and place can carry different dates for buyers and sellers when they are countries apart. For example, an electronic document signed in China on January 5th may have the date January 4th in New York., which date is legal?

    The use of multiple networks and trading partners makes the documentation of responsibility difficult.

    Regulatory: For the most part, the Internet is unregulated. You do have CAN-SPAM and there are gambling laws and there are laws like the Federal Telecommunications Act and the Computer Decency Act and other laws on child porn, but the Internet is largely left to the free operation of the market. As with ethics, the proper behavior of participants are typically set forth in regulatory codes developed by trade associations, commercial standard groups add the professions.

    This should be enough to get you jump-started. Don't forget to give attribution to this website, instructors are looking out for that kind of stuff.
  • Posted by Carl Crawford on 6/29/2005 at 6:56 AM Member
    Search the past questions, this has been asked and answered before.

    https://www.marketingprofs.com/ea/qst_SearchResults.asp
  • Posted on 6/29/2005 at 3:46 PM Author
    I appreciate the above responces. I am more concerned with the regulatory aspect of B2B & B2C. I have ethics and legal issues covered. Can any of you get me started on this?
  • Posted by Chris Blackman on 7/1/2005 at 7:30 PM Accepted
    The regulatory aspects hinge off the legal aspects and may be heavily dependent on the jurisdiction. It could take you the rest of your life to answer this question fully for all jurisdictions with internet access.

    Which one would you like to focus upon?

    Pick one and examine the regulations applicable. Regulations may be contained in your Corporations Laws, Local Government Acts, Consumer and Fair Trading Laws, and there may be specific applications dependent upon the industry, e.g. Used Car Trading is often subject to special regulations.

    Try to draw a tighter focus here and maybe someone can be more specific. Part of the process of determining how you answer this kind of assignment is to build a framework of applicability, and shade out those areas that you are going to treat only superficially, if at all, and to highlight those areas where you will focus your response.

    Hope this helps.

    ChrisB

  • Posted on 7/1/2005 at 7:56 PM Author
    My problem is < I have to write a paper on the Difference between the regulatory issues on a B2B site and a B2C site. I need to give specifics. If someone could just me started so I can research the rest.
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