Web Casebook - Regulation of Internet Commerce

Class 9 - Electronic Commerce - Is There Consensus? - Page 10 of 10 - Stuff To Do

Although the global nature of electronic commerce is frequently touted as one of its primary advantages, consider the case of Amazon.com, one of the most successful electronic commerce companies. Posted below is their U.S. Web site. However, it should be noted that Amazon now also runs Amazon UK and Amazon Germany. Why do you think the company needs these subsidiaries? Are there legal issues here? Can governments do anything? What if you purchase books from Amazon in Canada - do you face any barriers?