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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium
Date: 1 Apr 1996 21:22:48 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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tzs@coho.halcyon.com (Tim Smith) wrote:
] Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> wrote:
] >4) Shrink wrap licensing has been struck down in every state
] > in the United States, except two. The "agreement" under
] > discussion is a shrink wrap license.
]
] Do you have any references for that? Back when I had free access to Westlaw
] and LEXIS, I could only find two appellate decisions dealing with shrink wrap.
] Unless a lot has happened in the last year, shrink wrap has not even been
] considered in most states, let alone struck down. (I think it would be
] struck down if considered, under UCC 2-207, by the way).
I do not believe it has ever been considered at an apellate
level -- that is, no binding case law has resulted. The test,
AFAIK, have all been in regional jurisdictions.
The upholds were in Missouri (ironic: "The Show Me State") and
Michigan. I know about the Utah case because a friend of mine
was an expert witness.
Does LEXIS cover non-binding cases?
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.