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What’S Software Got To Do With It? The Ali Principles Of The Law Of Software Contracts, Juliet Moringiello, William Reynolds May 2010

What’S Software Got To Do With It? The Ali Principles Of The Law Of Software Contracts, Juliet Moringiello, William Reynolds

Juliet M Moringiello

In May, 2009, the American Law Institute (“ALI”) approved its Principles of the Law of Software Contracts (“Principles”). The attempt to codify, or at least unify, the law of software contracts has a long and contentious history, the roots of which can be found in the attempt to add an Article 2B to the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) in the mid-1990s. Article 2B became the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (“UCITA”) when the ALI withdrew from the project in 1999, and UCITA became the law in only two states, Virginia and Maryland. UCITA became a dirty word, with several states …


Electronic Contracting Cases 2009-2010, Juliet Moringiello, William Reynolds Dec 2009

Electronic Contracting Cases 2009-2010, Juliet Moringiello, William Reynolds

Juliet M Moringiello

This article, our sixth annual survey of electronic contracting cases, discusses the significant electronic contracting cases decided between June 15, 2009 and June 15, 2010. Over the past six years, the law of electronic contracts has matured, and the cases we discuss in this article show this maturation. The survey covers contract formation by the use of shrinkwrap, clickwrap and browsewrap terms, and contract formation by the exchange of e-mail messages.


Just Contracts And Catholic Social Teaching: A Perspective From American Law, Vincent Rougeau Dec 2009

Just Contracts And Catholic Social Teaching: A Perspective From American Law, Vincent Rougeau

Vincent D. Rougeau

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Giving Unconscionability More Muscle: Attorney’S Fees As A Remedy For Contractual Overreaching, Stephen E. Friedman Dec 2009

Giving Unconscionability More Muscle: Attorney’S Fees As A Remedy For Contractual Overreaching, Stephen E. Friedman

Stephen E Friedman

This Article seeks to broaden the conversation about unconscionability. While most of the discussion has focused on the appropriate standard for determining unconscionability, this Article focuses on the appropriate remedy to be imposed when unconscionability is found. The current remedy for unconscionability is non-enforcement or limited enforcement of unconscionable contracts or contract terms. This remedy is inadequate and seriously undermines unconscionability’s effectiveness as a tool for policing against contractual overreaching. The Article proposes that courts be given discretion to award attorney’s fees to consumers who successfully establish the unconscionability of a standard form contract. Such a remedy would enable unconscionability …