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Avoiding Statutory Restrictions On Appointment Of Personal Representatives In Florida, Jani Maurer
Avoiding Statutory Restrictions On Appointment Of Personal Representatives In Florida, Jani Maurer
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Contracts As Organizations, D. Gordon Smith, Brayden G. King
Contracts As Organizations, D. Gordon Smith, Brayden G. King
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Empirical studies of contracts have become more common over the past decade, but the range of questions addressed by these studies is narrow, inspired primarily by economic theories that focus on the role of contracts in mitigating ex post opportunism. We contend that these economic theories do not adequately explain many commonly observed features of contracts, and we offer four organizational theories to supplement-and in some instances, perhaps, challenge-the dominant economic accounts. The purpose of this Article is threefold: first, to describe how theoretical perspectives on contracting have motivated empirical work on contracts; second, to highlight the dominant role of …
Fingerprints Of Equitable Estoppel And Promissory Estoppel On The Statute Of Frauds In Contact Law, Stephen J. Leacock
Fingerprints Of Equitable Estoppel And Promissory Estoppel On The Statute Of Frauds In Contact Law, Stephen J. Leacock
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Website Design As Contract, Woodrow Hartzog
Website Design As Contract, Woodrow Hartzog
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Few website users actually read or rely upon terms of use or privacy policies. Yet users regularly take advantage of and rely upon website design features like privacy settings. To reconcile the disparity between boilerplate legalese and website design, this article develops a theory of website design as contract. The ability to choose privacy settings, un-tag photos, and delete information is part of the negotiation between websites and users regarding their privacy. Yet courts invariably recognize only the boilerplate terms when analyzing online agreements. In this article, I propose that if significant website features are incorporated into the terms of …
How Trade Secrecy Law Generates A Natural Semicommons Of Innovative Know-How, Jerome H. Reichman
How Trade Secrecy Law Generates A Natural Semicommons Of Innovative Know-How, Jerome H. Reichman
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