Internet Marketplaces: The Law of Auctions and Exchanges Online (Hardcover)

by Christina Ramberg (Author), Christopher Kuner (Contributor)

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Internet Marketplaces explains and analyses the legal questions and challenges posed by the increased use of online auctions and exchanges for business transactions. Rather than focusing on internet businesses as a whole, the author studies the rules related to closed internet marketplaces where commercial dealings are carried out. The book provides a detailed analysis of the new business models that are being employed, their legal structures, and the extent to which further work is still required to fill in the legal infrastructure. Professor Ramberg is well known for her expertise and involvement in this field, and the book will prove to be useful to fellow practitioners as well as being a key reference for academics working in this area.

About the Author

Christina Hultmark Ramberg is Professor of International Commercial Law at the Stockholm School of Economics and a member of the UNICITRAL and International Chamber of Commerce working groups on e-commerce. She has written extensively in the field of e-commerce law, and also advises governments and private law firms on the subject. Christopher Kuner is Partner at the Brussels office of Hunton & Williams, specializing in global data protection and e-commerce practices.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019925429X
• ISBN-13: 978-0199254293
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,349,630 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An operator's manual for an auction or exchange, December 9, 2004

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

When you think of Internet auctions, eBay springs to mind. But it is only one of many auction sites. And then there are the b2b exchanges, usually confined to specific industries. Ramburg studies both types of entities, placing their legal frameworks in the context of existing traditional auctions and exchanges. The perspectives in the book are predominantly European, with an emphasis on Britain.

She furnishes a useful taxonomy of auctions - English, Dutch, Japanese, sealed bid... You are undoubtedly familiar with the English type, but the others may be new to you.

The book goes over the many details about what can go wrong online. Like different interpretations of sale conditions and membership terms. Or being able to cancel bids and what constitutes "unintentional" mistakes and how to undo these.

If you are pondering operating a new online auction or exchange, you would do well to carefully look over the many details in this book. On a de facto basis, it can be a vital operator's manual.