ABSTRACT
Estimates of the likely impact of the Internet on business life vary. The introduction of the Internet has been likened to the introduction of electricity. Dealing with spam has been a problem for e-mail users in the US for some time and numerous websites have sprung up advising people offended or irritated by spam what to do about it. The law applying to the contract may be that of the country of the supplier, the buyer or a third country. The records could comprise pages from the supplier's website, their offer, the small print and e-mail correspondence/clarification/confirmation. The normal payment medium for transactions over the Internet will initially be the card. The 'merchant' can undertake various checks on the validity of the transaction, including address checks, order size pattern, order frequency, blacklisting and so on to manage their risk of fraud.
