Re: shrink wrap licenses

John Wang <jwang[_at_]sycr.com> wrote:
>
> I would like some information about shrink wrap licenses as opposed to
> other end user agreements, such as what is the industry standard in
> using them and what are the advantages of one type of license over
> another. Could you point me to some literature?

I was going to stay out of this lest my ignorance show, but I believe one common use, and part of the case law supporting EULAs is the disclaimers frequently found on travel documents such as airline tickets and cruise ship agreements. It was a cruise line case which, AFAIK, established the legitimacy of such agreements.

Many authorities still question the enforceability of software EULAs, including Nimmer and Samuelson (not sure if she's an authority, but I'll throw her in anyhow).

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