UCITA

• Adopted in

  • Maryland
  • Virginia

• Introduced in 2001

  • Arizona
  • Illinois
  • Texas
  • Maine
  • New Hampshire
  • Oregon
  • New Jersey
  • District of Columbia

• Issues

  • Impact on “fair use”
  • Vendor can modify terms post-payment
  • Limits sale/transfer of software
  • Protects provider from liability for defects
  • Ability to resort to self help (including shutdown]
  • Can impose choice of law

See www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/ucitasum.html

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