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Choice of Venue in Software Agreements

Submitted by jdolbeare on Tue, 2010-07-27 20:05

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Choice of venue provisions in a warranty, contract, or software agreement may be unenforceable under certain circumstances. Where a software company had already made a contract for the sale of the software and simply included the choice of venue information with the shipment of the software, the Kansas Supreme Court held that it was unenforceable, as it was not part of the agreement at the time the contract was formed. The court rejected the Defendant's argument that the plaintiff had accepted the choice of venue provisions by using the software.

Terms of (Ab)Use: US and UK Consumers Dance to Different iTunes

Submitted by pauljlee on Tue, 2010-07-13 12:13

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"...a comparison of the new U.K. iTunes TOS ("U.K. Terms") and the original U.S. iTunes TOS ("U.S. Terms") on which they were based is illuminating. While the majority of the language in the both versions is identical, the differences between them are important, and illustrate that service providers can make things more fair for consumers, if they are forced to do so."

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/01/terms-ab-use-dancing-different-itunes-differences-

Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and Their Impact on American Consumers

Submitted by pauljlee on Tue, 2010-07-13 12:10

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"WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the following full committee hearing on Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and their Impact on American Consumers. "