Physical presence is neither required nor possible. Indeed, the infrastructure of Cyberspace is largely digital code. The digital technologies of Cyberspace facilitate our ability to engage in a wide-range of activities, including activities in which we conduct an increasing number of commercial transactions.
Consumers shop in Cyberspace.
Artists and Writers occasionally claim to have had their property stolen in Cyberspace. Employees have been discharged from employment due to their conduct in Cyberspace. Commerce has become the primary reason many people enter Cyberspace, and the very nature of electronic commerce presents serious challenges to the conventional wisdom regarding how business is supposed to be done. Quite naturally, interesting legal questions arise. Thus, this course will examine some of the novel questions facing us concerning the use of Cyberspace as a tool of commerce.