Multi-group purchase website need to handle ICP certificate

Today, the wind of online group buying swept the country, a few months. The number of domestic group buying sites has exceeded 400. However, the author today landed a few group buying navigation site found that more than 400 group buy website, truly access to Internet Information Services business License (hereinafter referred to as ICP Card) and Publicity business license website, only the joint purchase network, 58 and a few internet companies. However, according to the State Council Decree No. 292 "Internet management Measures" stipulates that the operating website must handle ICP certificate, otherwise it is illegal operation, to be identified.

Industry calls for stronger regulatory support for ICP Business license

It is understood that the current domestic application of ICP certificate is relatively strict, according to regulations, the company registered capital must reach 1 million or more money. If according to this standard to buy a website for the operation of the record, more than 400 domestic group buying website, can easily pass, I am afraid few.

For the group buying website should apply for ICP certificate, the industry view is very different. Some of the websites that have received ICP certificates think they should further standardize the market. In the industry map of the constantly expanding situation, the negative phenomenon of group buying site has been detonated, some sites do not ship after collection, false purchase number, the main reason is that the entry threshold is too low, the operating behavior is not constrained, the service ability also can't keep up, seriously damaged the market reputation.

However, some sites that have not yet obtained ICP certificates disagree, and they believe that once the mandatory requirement to apply for a ICP certificate will undermine the fair competition in the market, leading to a monopoly, which will make the big internet companies such as the joint purchase network get more generous policy advantages.

Experts believe that the operation of the website through ICP license more reliable

Despite the pros and cons of the industry, but experts are one-sided opinion. The author interviewed a few internet experts, they unanimously said, strengthen supervision, carry out the operation of the record to help the healthy development of the industry, and unanimously agreed that through the ICP license to operate the website, its business activities more secure, more trustworthy.

According to the reporter understand, the credibility of the site group purchase and the strength of the site operators directly proportional to the size of the site, the better the qualification, the higher the credibility.

At present, the operators of group buying website are divided into three kinds: first, the Joint purchase network, 58 as the representative of the large-scale network companies, with a complete operational qualification, high credibility, and the site has extensive experience in operation, offline resources vast; second, the halfway, pure imitation of Groupon model set up a new network company, generally small size, The ability to operate offline has yet to be improved; third, many individual entrepreneurs, the so-called "Commander", are 35 people, one less, or even part-time.

Lawyer refers to the operation of the website without the ICP Certificate has been illegal

The reporter interviewed Ding industry law firm Chen lawyer, Chen lawyer pointed out that the company without ICP Certificate or individuals, the operation of the website behavior has been illegal, suggested that the entrepreneurial team to bid for an instant ICP certificate, do not exist lucky psychology, once investigated the illegal cost of entrepreneurial team will not be able to bear.

At the same time, he also suggested that group buy navigation site included no operating qualification of group buying site, once the complaint will bear joint legal liability.