Re: Fwd: CNI-COPYRIGHT Digest #2106

• Original Message ----- From: "Lauren/Paul Sleven" <lpsleven[_at_]nyc.rr.com> To: "CNI-COPYRIGHT -- Copyright & Intellectual Property" <CNI-COPYRIGHT[_at_]cni.org> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:15 AM Subject: [CNI-(C)] Fwd: CNI-COPYRIGHT Digest #2106

> People contract all the time to limit rights they would otherwise have
> under copyright law.
>
> Does anyone think that copyright law makes those promises
> unenforceable? I've never seen any case law saying so.

There are many things that could make a contract unenforceable, such as illegality, unconscionability, and coercion. Often, contracts of adhesion are not enforceable because the parties are not on equal terms. Thus, yes, some promises are unenforceable.

-Bodi Received on Mon Aug 25 2003 - 23:30:04 GMT