3
Objective
To identify the legal issues
in the ecommerce industry
To study the existing laws & industry regulations that govern ecommerce
To understand the effectiveness of ecommerce laws
in our country
To prepare a comparative study of international & Indian laws , so as to combat
loopholes in the ecommerce industry
Introduction to Types of Legal Issues in Ecommerce Industry
Internet fraud is defined as any fraud committed through
or with the aid of computer
programming or Internet related communications like websites, spams and e-mails. It is
a form of white collar crimes. Almost ninety percent of the malicious acts committed online
are covered under this category.
The increasing rate of fraud globally is due to the communication of the individuals and
companies with a whole lot of people either by building a website or chat or mail. The
problem becomes severe when such persons have malafide intention. For fraud, to be a
crime, it should have two essentials:-
a) Deceit or intention to deceive
b) Any kind of injury to person or
property
So, under this electronic frauds on e-consumers can be broadly classified under three
categories:
a
.)
To deprive a man of his right, either by obtaining something by deception or by
taking something wrongfully without the knowledge or consent of the owner
b.) To withhold wrongfully from another
what is due to him, or to wrongfully prevent one
from obtaining what he may justly claim
c.) To defeat or frustrate wrongfu
lly another’s right to property
The following are the types of fraud committed on e-consumers:-
