Article Title
The Validation of Shrink-Wrap and Click-Wrap Licenses by Virginia's Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
Abstract
Shrink-wrap and click-wrap licenses play a vital role in enabling businesses and consumers to gain access to and use a variety of computer hardware and software. Such licenses effectively transfer computer-related technology to customers, vendors, and consumers by defining the terms of use of the software without implicating the "first sale doctrine" of the Copyright Act. While shrink-wrap and click-wrap licenses have become essential to the software industry and the new economy as a whole, the law applicable to such licenses has been unclear and unsettled. Courts have struggled to develop a coherent framework governing the validity and enforceability of such licenses.
Recommended Citation
Scott J. Spooner,
The Validation of Shrink-Wrap and Click-Wrap Licenses by Virginia's Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act,
7
Rich. J.L. & Tech
27
(2001).
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https://scholarship.richmond.edu/jolt/vol7/iss3/3