This unique text deals with the most important legal areas for e-commerce related business in most of the member states in Europe as well as the USA. In doing so the text takes into consideration the national law of the following countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA. Topics that are dealt with include: contract law, consumer protection, intellectual property law, unfair competition, antitrust law, liability of providers, money transactions, privacy and data protection. The country-specific contributions follow a questionnaire which can be found in the beginning. The uniform structure of each contribution enables the reader to quickly find an answer to a legal question. All contributions have been written by experts from each member state.