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ROBERT BOND is a solicitor and notary public with over 20 years' experience in IT and IP law. He has advised on data security since 1983 and is a contributor on data protection to Leicester University's MSc in Security Management. Robert is also a highly regarded international speaker and presenter, and is also the author of several books and reports on IT and e-commerce law.Robert is active in many industry groups. He is Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce's E-Commerce Committee (UK); Legal Counsel to the International Chamber of Commerce's E-Commerce Project in Paris; Legal Advisor to the Law Society of England and Wales' E-Commerce Working Group.

The regulation of cyberspace; jurisdiction; web site ownership and cybertrade web site ownership; cybertrade; intellectual property rights; the shop window and the marketplace exhaustion of intellectual property rights; multi-jurisdictional cyberspace - the final frontier; web site issues; linking; framing; meta-tags; trolling and spoofing; electronic transactions and encryption; electronic transactions; encryption - use and control in e-commerce; global e-commerce discussions and jurisdictional differences; e-mail and internet policies; the value of and importance of e-mail policies; marketing and advertising issues; legal issues affecting marketing and advertising; codes of advertising and sales promotion; direct selling: the legal regime in the European Union; ensuring secure and legal internet payments; EDI, e-commerce and electronic payments; edi; electronic cash; key developments: current and proposed legislation; electronic signatures; distance selling; data protection; what's next?; conclusion; the role of the international chamber of commerce in cybertrade; information security; eterms; electronic trade practices; global e-commerce standards; to regulate or not?; the consequences of convergence - who should be the regulator?; national or global approach?; governmental or self-regulation?; communications, web sites and privacy; managing key legal and security issues on-line; appendices: uk government policy towards e-commerce, innovation and technology; summary: b2b, b2c, c2b and c2c - an e-commerce checklist; guidec - general usage for international digital electronic commerce; taxation; five cceweb secure payment and trade management system - frequently asked questions; on-line on-going business: case study.