Article Title
Document Type
Note
Publication Date
12-1999
Publication Citation
52 Federal Communications Law Journal 99 (1999)
Abstract
Several problems plague typical mass-market software licensing agreement, specifically that the public is powerless to negotiate and the terms often are perceived as exceedingly broad and restrictive. The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act is designed to remedy those problems and establish the general enforceability of such agreements, with certain qualifications related to unconscionability, assent, and other caveats. UCITA, however, does not resolve, or even purport to resolve, the tension between federal copyright law and state contract law. This Note analyzes UCITA's attempt to resolve the enforceability issue; argues for an approach to preemption that promotes clarity and preserves the objectives of Congress established by the Copyright Act; discusses whether UCITA remains relevant in light of the preemptive power of copyright law; and proposes that additional federal legislation is a more appropriate solution to the problems surrounding computer software reproduction and use.
Recommended Citation
Founds, Garry L.
(1999)
"Shrinkwrap and Clickwrap Agreements: 2B or Not 2B?,"
Federal Communications Law Journal: Vol. 52:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/fclj/vol52/iss1/5