Application of the Unfairness Doctrine to Marketing Communications on the Internet

The increased usage of marketing communications on the internet has presented a number of significant business ethics issues. And, while regulatory agencies have increased their vigilance in protecting consumers from injury, the uniqueness of business via the internet has challenged these agencies t...

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1. VerfasserIn: Beltramini, Richard F. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2003
In: Journal of business ethics
Jahr: 2003, Band: 42, Heft: 4, Seiten: 393-400
weitere Schlagwörter:B Regulatory Agency
B Business Ethic
B Ethic Issue
B Economic Growth
B Marketing
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Zusammenfassung:The increased usage of marketing communications on the internet has presented a number of significant business ethics issues. And, while regulatory agencies have increased their vigilance in protecting consumers from injury, the uniqueness of business via the internet has challenged these agencies to respond in evolving ways. This paper provides a brief overview of the application of the FTC's lesser known unfairness doctrine as a potential framework for better understanding emerging privacy and e-commerce issues, and specific examples are provided for illustration.
ISSN:1573-0697
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1022521811932