Business Law

An idea for a home-based business - a website which helps lonely people find their perfect match by comparing different singles website services Try to figure out how to design the Internet dating website so that it is legal and so that you do not get tangled up in a complicated lawsuit and answer the following questions after reading the article (pls. see the attached file). 1. What did Bidder's Edge (pls. see the attached file) do that was different than eBay's normal customers? Why does it matter to eBay? 2. What is the definition of traditional trespass to personal property? 3. Does the definition of trespass to personal property differ from the California definition of trespass... click for more

Business Law Case on Contracts

After reading the case (pls. see the attached file), answer the following questions: 1. What are the four elements of a valid contract? 2. Describe the objective theory of contracts. How does that theory apply to this case? 3. Why do you think the court held that there was not a valid agreement here? 4. Are advertisements generally considered offers? Why or why not? 5. How does this case differ from a reward situation, where a unilateral contract is formed upon completion of the requested act? Case: LEAD STORY-DATELINE: Wall Street Journal, August 9, 1999. John D.R. Leonard took PepsiCo seriously when one of their "Pepsistuff" commercials made an offer of a Harrier jet, the ... click for more

Business Law

1. What will be the long-term impact of electronic contracting on the nation's business? 2. What are the potential pitfalls you see with electronic contracting?

UCC and the UCITA

Read the article (attachment) and answer the following questions: 1. Before the UCC and the UCITA, what was one of the first, and most significant, of the U.S. government's attempts to promote uniformity in commercial laws from state to state? (Hint: think of "commerce" and Constitution). 2. Based on the information presented above, what do you see as the major differences between Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code and UCITA? 3. What is the legal distinction between selling a product and licensing it? 4. Many of the provisions in the UCITA were first proposed as a modification to Article 2 of the UCC. Why do you think the drafters decided to propose it as a separate and distinct ... click for more

Business Law- World Court

1. Is the International Court of Justice the first world court? 2. What are the procedures of the World Court? Are they similar to any US court? 3. What is an advisory opinion?