The danger is that the convention may undermine e-commerce.

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Publishers have largely resisted e-book library lending because they're concerned it might undermine their own e-book sales.

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But issues such as privacy or consumer protection that could undermine support for e-commerce need a different answer, albeit one that draws on laws and policies developed in the offline world.

ECONOMIST: Regulating the Internet

In July, the Russell review found there was nothing in the e-mails to undermine Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports.

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Less than 10 minutes later, Deputy National Security Council Adviser Ben Rhodes e-mailed the group stating that he didn't want anything in the talking points that would undermine the investigation and directs the matter to a Saturday meeting at the White House.

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