licensing law issues

Arbitration as a consumer dispute resolution tool

Raymond Nimmer
August 28, 2011 21:25

Several months ago the Supreme Court insulated arbitration clauses in consumer and other small claims settings from the most frequent challenge to their enforceability – the allegation that they are unconscionable unless they allow class action proceedings. The decision presents...Several...

Arbitration as a consumer dispute resolution tool

Raymond Nimmer
August 28, 2011 21:20

Several months ago the Supreme Court insulated arbitration clauses in consumer and other small claims settings from the most frequent challenge to their enforceability – the allegation that they are unconscionable unless they allow class action proceedings. The decision presents...

UCITA in court and doing well

Raymond Nimmer
April 29, 2011 13:58

When the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) was being debated nationally in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, it became part of a wildly intense debate about the nature of contract law that ultimately led to the rejection...  When the Uniform Computer Information...

UCITA in court and doing well

Raymond Nimmer
April 29, 2011 13:51

  When the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) was being debated nationally in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, it became part of a wildly intense debate about the nature of contract law that ultimately led to the rejection of two misguided efforts to revise...

Infringement and disclosure risk in development on copyleft platforms

Raymond Nimmer
March 14, 2011 17:05

While many companies that write apps or develop parallel platforms grounded in open source willingly disclose code and comply with copyleft rules (e.g., some transferees to also disclose their code), others prefer to protect (e.g., not disclose) some of their...While many companies that write apps...