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Scenario: BUG, Inc., a company based in Any State, U.S.A., designs, manufactures, and sells electronic recording devises. These devices are used by law enforcement agencies (police, FBI, etc.) to intercept and record sounds and voices. The equipment taps into telephone wires, cell phone transmissions, and picks up sounds and voices through the walls of a house or in open-air locations through the use of a remote microphone. Part of the equipment is driven by software written by BUG employees. BUG has exclusive contracts with most state and federal law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. BUG is thinking about expanding its sales to international markets. Currently, half of its manufacturing plants are in foreign countries and half are in the U.S. The company's logo is a ladybug wearing a set of headphones.
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Bug has come to you for advice regarding interstate and international e-commerce. Bug wants to sell its products via internet. Bug is concerned about privacy, security, infringement issues, and email contract valdity. Bug is also concerned because a company that buys famous and/or company name domain names seems to own the rights to the domain name Bug.com. The company is willing to sell the domain name for a high price. Advise Bug on all e-commerce issues that could possibly affect the company.(150-200 words)

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Bug has come to you for advice regarding interstate and international e-commerce. Bug wants to sell its products via internet. Bug is concerned about privacy, security, infringement issues, and email contract valdity. Bug is also concerned because a company that buys famous and/or company name domain names seems to own the rights to the domain name Bug.com. The company is willing to sell the domain name for a high price. Advise Bug on all e-commerce issues that could possibly affect the company.(

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First of all, let us talk about the domain name Bug.com, which is owned by somebody else. Bug should consider buying this domain name, provided the company which is willing to sell the domain name is charging a reasonable premium and not commanding an exhobirant price for the domain name. It is essential for having a domain name similar to the name of the company so that people can easily remember the URL of the company.

Bug is selling a very sensitive product which is mostly used by the federal agencies such as FBI, police,etc. Bug needs to be careful while selling its products over the internet as its products might be bought over by customers who can misuse the company's product for illegal means. Therefore, it is essential for Bug to know the identity of the person buying the product and might need to obtain permission from Federal and law enforcement agencies to sell its product over the internet.

Secondly, in order to venture into ecommerce and sell its products via ...

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