eCommerce Models

Major types of eCommerce

• Business to Business
• Business to Consumer
• Consumer to Consumer
• Consumer to Business
• Government to Consumer
• Consumer to Government
• Business to Government
• Government to Business
• Mobile Commerce [m-commerce]

What is eCommerce, its importance, Advantages and Disadvantages

What is eCommerce

• Transformation of economic activity into digital media.
• Electronic Commerce or eCommerce is the buying & selling of goods and services over the electronic network.
• The term eCommerce or Electronic commerce refers that "commercial transactions conducted electronically on the Internet."

Importance of eCommerce

• eCommerce almost covers different types of business for different kind of sales and services.
• Electronic commerce operates and connected with main aspects and important segments of the government and market.
• Some companies conducts business exclusively through eCommerce sites to expand their business easier.

eCommerce Advantages

1. eCommerce allows the consumers electronically to make an use of goods and services as per the election and convenience without limit of time and distance.
2. eCommerce is the fastest way for business transactions.
3. It is the easiest way to find out the product and services
4. Easy to review products and services from existing consumers.
5. Easy to compare product rates or services tariff to choose as per the convinience of the consumer.
6. No need to spend liquid money either no need to withdraw money from ATM.
7. Segments like Traveling, booking, classifieds, matrimony and much more categories involved eCommerce sites for consumer to choose better one.

Also read : Why virtual money is better than liquid money

eCommerce Dis-Advantages

1. Patience will be appreciated to get the product until it shipped.
2. No physical examine to the products to check the quality.
3. Hidden charges like Shipping and Handling.
4. There is risk of fraud [using stolen card/stolen password] from hackers.
5. Frauders can be found behind the profile of matrimony.

SEMESTER 1

Post Graduation in Cyber Law | Semester 1 | Osmania University

Paper 1 | General Introduction to Law

* Defination of law
* Classification of laws
* Substantive and Procedural laws
* Civil Law
* Constitutional Law

* Contract Law
  - Defination of Contract
  - Essentials of Contract
  - Classification of Contracta
  - Discharge of Contracts
  - Breach of Contracts and remedies

* Law of Torts
  - Defination of tort
  - Difference between Crime
  - Breach of Contracts and tort
  - Different kinds of torts
  - Liability of torts and remedies

* Criminal Law
  - Defination of crime
  - Elements of Crime
  - Stages of crime
  - classification of crimes with special reference to property and documents.

* Law of Evidence
  - Meaning of Evidence
  - Different kinds of evidence-expert evidence

* Jurisdiction
  - Meaning and classification

Paper 2 | Basics of Computer & Internet Technology

01. Computer - Definition, Advantages, Classification
02. File and Operating System
03. Data Organization and Communication
04. Computer Networking
05. Data Base Management System (DBMS)
06. Advance Networking
07. Internet, ISP & Domain name
08. Internet Technology
09. Network Security
10. Encryption Techniques and Algorithms
11. Digital Signatures.

Paper 3 | Introduction of Cyber World

1. Introduction to Cyberspace and Cyber Law.
2. Privacy and Freedom Issues in the Cyber World.
3. E-Governance
4. Different Components of Cyber Laws - IT Law, Copyright Law, TM law etc.
5. Cyber Law and Netizens
6. Right to Privacy, Phishing and Cyber-stalking.
7. Cyber Crimes and Cyber Laws.

Paper 4 | E-COMMERCE

1. Introduction to E-Commerce
2. UNCITRAL model
3. Different E-Commerce models
4. Legal Aspects of E-Commerce
5. Digital Signatures - technical issues
6. Digital Signatures - legal issues
7. Electronic Contracts
8. E-Commerce Trends and Prospects
    * E-Commerce and Taxation commerce and Banking
    * Online Credit Card Payments
    * E-Commerce and Retailing
    * E-Commerce and corporate finance
    * E-Commerce and On-line Publishing and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

SEMESTER 2

Post Graduation in Cyber Law | Semester 2 | Osmania University

Paper 5 | Intellectual Property Rights and Cyber Law

01. Intellectual Property-meaning, nature and classification
02. Overview of intellectual Property related Legislation in India.
03. IPR Regime in the Digital Society
04. International Treaties and Conventions
05. Copyright law and Cyber space
06. Trademark law and Cyber space
07. Domain name disputes and Resolution
08. Patents in the Digital Environment
09. Protection of Semi-conductor Topography
10. Cyber Piracy
11. Digital Copyrights.

Paper 6 | Information Technology ACT, 2000

01. Aims and Objectives
02. Overview of the Act
03. Jurisdiction
04. Role of Certifying Authority
05. Regulators under IT Act
06. Cyber Crimes - Offences and Contraventions
07. Liability of Network Service Providers
08. Grey Areas of IT Act-Cyber-porn in Indian Context
09. Legal effects of electronic evidence
10. Security Procedures

Paper 7 | Cyber Crimes - Technical Issues

1. Major trends in Cyber Crime
2. Position under IPC, Cr.P.C and Indian Evidence Law
3. Computer Viruses, Worms and Trojans
4. Cyber Terrorism
5. Cyber Crimes & International Law
6. European Convention on Cyber Crime
7. Data protection and privacy

Paper 8 | PROJECT WORK

Candidates will be required to work in a project.
At the end of the course they will make a presentation and submit the project report.