Computer Crime as a Barrier to Electronic Commerce: New Solutions for Public Law Enforcement.

• Main Author: Temur, Nuri
• Other Authors: Chilton, Bradley S.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 2002
• Subjects: Computer crimes.; Electronic commerce > Law and legislation.; Consumer protection > Law and legislation.; Computer crime; e-commerce
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3171/

Electronic commerce was expected to grow exponentially, but the actual rate of growth in recent years has been disappointing. Recent surveys of perceptions of the development of electronic commerce clearly focus our attention on the perception and fear of computer crime as the major cause of this disappointing growth pattern. The thesis critiques existing private law solutions to this problem and argues from a normative theory on “the commons” for the application of new public law enforcement solutions in the public trust, sanctions, and public coproduction of order. The thesis argues that given the failures of existing private law solutions to the problem, these public law enforcement solutions should be more effective, efficient, and more satisfactory.