At the end of this chapter you should understand:
the term ‘e-commerce’
the description of an electronic signature and the way to distinguish it from a digital signature
the implications of the emergence of e-commerce for the law of contract
the purpose of the federal government’s Australian Guidelines for Electronic Commerce
how the law has addressed the issue of intellectual property in the electronic environment, and how it is protected
The Thai greeting referred to as the wai consists of a slight bow, with the palms pressed together in a prayer-like fashion. It is very similar to the Indian Anjili Mudra/namaste and the Cambodian sampeah. The higher the hands are held in relation to the face and the lower the bow, the more respect or reverence the giver of the wai is showing.
