The Self-Regulation of Electronic Commerce: An Appraisal in Accordance to the Chilean Law of Unfair Competition

Autores

  • David López Jiménez Universidade Católica del Norte
  • Andrés Redchuk UNLZ
  • Leonel Alejandro Vargas Universidade de Navarra

Palavras-chave:

self-regulation, competition, honor, freedom of expression, tutelage

Resumo

Purpose ”“ Electronic commerce or e-commerce constitutes a commercial activity on the rise. Although it has many advantages, there are several lingering factors that prevent its consolidation, such as the lack of trust of the potential consumer/user. In order to overcome that obstacle, instruments of self-regulation were created in the field of advertising. Firms that wish to distinguish themselves favorably against their competitors have the option of adopting those instruments, which play a praiseworthy role regarding the target audience and constitutes a considerable improvement of consumer rights. However, on occasions, problems arise in the market when those systems of self-regulation bind third parties that did not voluntarily enter into a contract. This paper tackles the question of if self-regulation of advertising in the net can be put in place should it affects the honor of the third party not committed with the fair-practices document.

Methodology/approach/design ”“ In this article, we will refer to the particularities that arise from a case concerning the Chilean Law no. 20,168, of 2007, on unfair competition and self-regulation of advertising in the Internet pertaining WOM, Movistar, Entel, Claro and Virgin.

Findings ”“ The Chilean Law no. 20,168, of 2007 contributes to the goal of discouraging conduct contrary to good faith or good practices in advertising in conjunction with codes of conduct that have been approved in the field related to the systems of self-regulation.

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Biografia do Autor

David López Jiménez, Universidade Católica del Norte

PhD (with European mention), Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), and PhD, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Spain). Research professor at the Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile.

Andrés Redchuk, UNLZ

Eng, MSc, PhD. Full professor. Engineering faculty. UNLZ. Argentina. Industrial engineer. Master of total quality. Master of ITC and computers.

Leonel Alejandro Vargas, Universidade de Navarra

Universidad de Navarra (Spain).

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Publicado

2016-05-16

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JIMÉNEZ, David López; REDCHUK, Andrés; VARGAS, Leonel Alejandro. The Self-Regulation of Electronic Commerce: An Appraisal in Accordance to the Chilean Law of Unfair Competition. Journal of Law and Regulation, [S. l.], v. 2, n. 1, p. 75–86, 2016. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/rdsr/article/view/19252. Acesso em: 29 mar. 2024.