Sales through blogs in Malaysia: should we regulate them?

Selling goods through blogs is becoming a trend in Malaysia particularly for consumer goods. Goods like homemade chocolate, cup cakes, designed and personal accessories are among the many types of businesses which are commonly carried up via blogs. The popularity of blog sales give rise to legal co...

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Main Author: Mohamed, Duryana
Other Authors: Kierkegaard, Sylvia
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
English
Published: IAITL 2014
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spelling iium-389782018-06-18T13:39:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38978/ Sales through blogs in Malaysia: should we regulate them? Mohamed, Duryana K Law (General) Selling goods through blogs is becoming a trend in Malaysia particularly for consumer goods. Goods like homemade chocolate, cup cakes, designed and personal accessories are among the many types of businesses which are commonly carried up via blogs. The popularity of blog sales give rise to legal concerns such as should these the blogs’ businesses be regulated as it is possible these blogs maybe mere bogus or scams or simply temporary in nature. What about the consumer rights arising from these transactions? This article will examine this issue from the Malaysian law perspective with some comparison with a heavily regulated jurisdiction like Singapore. (103 words) IAITL Kierkegaard, Sylvia 2014-10 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38978/1/Paper_presented_in_Portugal_15-17_October_2014._Duryana.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38978/2/2014_IAITL_Conference_Program.pdf Mohamed, Duryana (2014) Sales through blogs in Malaysia: should we regulate them? In: Information ethics and security: future of International World Time. IAITL, Portugal, pp. 195-205. ISBN 10:87-994854-4-3; 13:978-87-994854-4-4 http://www.iaitl.org/
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Mohamed, Duryana
Sales through blogs in Malaysia: should we regulate them?
description Selling goods through blogs is becoming a trend in Malaysia particularly for consumer goods. Goods like homemade chocolate, cup cakes, designed and personal accessories are among the many types of businesses which are commonly carried up via blogs. The popularity of blog sales give rise to legal concerns such as should these the blogs’ businesses be regulated as it is possible these blogs maybe mere bogus or scams or simply temporary in nature. What about the consumer rights arising from these transactions? This article will examine this issue from the Malaysian law perspective with some comparison with a heavily regulated jurisdiction like Singapore. (103 words)
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Mohamed, Duryana
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title Sales through blogs in Malaysia: should we regulate them?
title_short Sales through blogs in Malaysia: should we regulate them?
title_full Sales through blogs in Malaysia: should we regulate them?
title_fullStr Sales through blogs in Malaysia: should we regulate them?
title_full_unstemmed Sales through blogs in Malaysia: should we regulate them?
title_sort sales through blogs in malaysia: should we regulate them?
publisher IAITL
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/38978/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38978/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38978/1/Paper_presented_in_Portugal_15-17_October_2014._Duryana.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38978/2/2014_IAITL_Conference_Program.pdf
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