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Online And "As Is", Colin P. Marks
Online And "As Is", Colin P. Marks
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Online retail is a multi-billion-dollar industry in the United States. Consumers enjoy the ease with which they can browse, click, and order goods from the comfort of their own homes. Though it may come as no surprise to most lawyers, retailers are taking advantage of online transactions by attaching additional terms and conditions that one would not normally find in-store. Some of these conditions are logical limitations on the use of the retailers' websites, but others go much further, limiting consumers' rights in ways that would surprise many shoppers. In particular, many online retailers use these terms to limit implied …