Legal Considerations in E-commerce
D. Geller - November 1, 1999

Can They Do That?

'I sent them an e-mail and the next time I looked at their website they had posted the mail, with my name and address for everyone to see. Can't I sue them for violating my privacy?' asked one shopper. 'Somebody told me that my competitor has already taken the name of my store as an Internet address. Can they do that?' wondered the owner of a small chain of shoe stores. 'I heard that someone has a patent on the whole idea of a shopping cart. How can they get a patent for that?, What can I do if they sue me?' complained the CEO of an on-line cosmetics site...