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Electronic Data Interchange Agreements: Private Contracting Toward A Global Environment, Amelia H. Boss
Electronic Data Interchange Agreements: Private Contracting Toward A Global Environment, Amelia H. Boss
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
With the growth in the use of electronic communications technologies to communicate important business and trade information, the size of the earth, although it may remain at the present 7,900 miles in diameter, is rapidly shrinking. In a matter of seconds, commercial trade data can be exchanged between parties thousands of miles apart, leading to the establishment of new business relationships. In the emerging new global economy, data, information, goods, and services are being exchanged internationally. No longer are parties to a commercial transaction bound by artificial national boundaries with their accompanying sets of domestic legal rules. Over the past …
Telecommunications Regulatory Implications For International Edi Transactions, Aileen A. Pisciotta, James H. Barker
Telecommunications Regulatory Implications For International Edi Transactions, Aileen A. Pisciotta, James H. Barker
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
This article provides a general introduction to various telecommunications regulatory issues that should be included in the "calculus" of domestic and international EDI transactions. Part II places EDI generally within the broader context of telecommunications "value added" services, introducing the operational relationship between EDI and telecommunications networks, and the manner in which EDI services may be influenced by global telecommunications regulatory schemes. Particular emphasis is placed upon the United States as a "case study," in order to provide a familiar baseline from which to touch upon broader issues attending the international provision of EDI and other value added services.