1. Name three specific cyber issues that have necessitated new laws.
1) Credit card fraud.
2) Cyberstalking.
3) Theft of intellectual property and Identity theft.
2. What are the elements required to form a contract?
Offer and acceptance:
• Offer must be specific, complete, capable of acceptance and made with the intention of being bound by acceptance.
• An acceptance is a final and unqualified expression of assent to an offer that is made in response to an offer and corresponds with the terms of the offer exactly with no variation of the terms.
Communication of offer and acceptance over the internet:
• Acceptance can only be concluded contracted where it has been unequivocally communicated to the offer .
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What is an electronic signature? Give two examples. And why it’s promptly required by the UNCITRAL?
An electronic signature is any means of electronic authentication of the identity of a person and of the intent of that person associated with an electronic record.
Examples of Electronic Signature: A scanned image of the person handwritten signature.
A unique representation of characters/numbers, like initials.
Electronic Signature is required by the UNCITRAL to reduce disputes, to make the parties aware of consequence of the deal, to provide evidence for third parties to rely upon, and to facilitate tax, accounting and regulatory purposes.
4. Name two occasions, which allow the use of copyright protected work without permission or payment to the owner.
Two occasions which allows the use of copyright protected work without permission or payment to the owner :
1) Fair dealing: In the purposes of ‘research and study, criticism and review, parody or satire, reporting the news, and professional legal advice’.
2) Libraries and archives: Libraries and archives are permitted to make reproductions of copyright material for library users for the purposes of research and study, and for other libraries for certain
1) Credit card fraud.
2) Cyberstalking.
3) Theft of intellectual property and Identity theft.
2. What are the elements required to form a contract?
Offer and acceptance:
• Offer must be specific, complete, capable of acceptance and made with the intention of being bound by acceptance.
• An acceptance is a final and unqualified expression of assent to an offer that is made in response to an offer and corresponds with the terms of the offer exactly with no variation of the terms.
Communication of offer and acceptance over the internet:
• Acceptance can only be concluded contracted where it has been unequivocally communicated to the offer .
• Time of electronic communication …show more content…
What is an electronic signature? Give two examples. And why it’s promptly required by the UNCITRAL?
An electronic signature is any means of electronic authentication of the identity of a person and of the intent of that person associated with an electronic record.
Examples of Electronic Signature: A scanned image of the person handwritten signature.
A unique representation of characters/numbers, like initials.
Electronic Signature is required by the UNCITRAL to reduce disputes, to make the parties aware of consequence of the deal, to provide evidence for third parties to rely upon, and to facilitate tax, accounting and regulatory purposes.
4. Name two occasions, which allow the use of copyright protected work without permission or payment to the owner.
Two occasions which allows the use of copyright protected work without permission or payment to the owner :
1) Fair dealing: In the purposes of ‘research and study, criticism and review, parody or satire, reporting the news, and professional legal advice’.
2) Libraries and archives: Libraries and archives are permitted to make reproductions of copyright material for library users for the purposes of research and study, and for other libraries for certain