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Network Computing: UCC 2B: The New Law of Shrink-Wrap

“What if the law enforced almost any term a software publisher
specified in a shrink-wrap license?

“The very real prospect of this happening in less than 12 months
has some of the nation’s largest corporations running
scared…”

“… [the new law] lets publishers shut down user software
remotely without a court order. It also can be used to take
publishers off the hook for damages their shrink-wrap software
inflicts on business…”

“Consider, too, the cost if corporate legal departments have to
review every release of every shrink-wrap utility, program or
browser add-on before installation–at $1,000 or even $10,000 per
license…”

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