The Legal Framework of E-Commerce in Malaysia
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This article examines the efficiency of the current legal framework on E-Commerce. E-Commerce is a new business model that is being adopted by the public and rapidly replacing the traditional concept of physical stores. Malaysia has not yet taken enough aggressive measures to change our commercial laws, despite the fact that doing so will help ensure that our legal system can control the new corporate norms of the digital era. In this article, the distinctions between offline and online business models are compared, along with the additional problems brought on by this shift. This article suggests new laws and rules that our legislators should enact in order to safeguard vendors, customers, and even the government.
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