Law, by definition, had jurisdiction, but in cyberspace, it becomes more and more questionable laws governing the physical market could be imposed on this new virtual market, or have been completely unnecessary. Collapsing time and space that online trading was included huge implications for international trade. This case describes the international implications of the "Doing Business" online. Although the issues of a "multi-jurisdictional compliance" are a wide range of issues, for example, in the case draws attention to the protection of intellectual property rights. In particular, issues related to the use of trademarks on the Web sites, hyperlinks or metatags raised, as the implications for registered owners of trademarks in cyberspace. "Hide
by Ali F. Farhoomand, Vanessa N. Clark, Peter Lovelock Source: University of Hong Kong, 17 pages. Publication Date: January 1, 2000. Prod. #: HKU063-PDF-ENG