Re: Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)

On 5/31/99, Mark Lemley <mlemley[_at_]mail.law.utexas.edu> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 27 May 1999, Vance R. Koven <vrkoven[_at_]world.std.com> wrote:
> >
> > As a practical matter, does that make it more or less likely to be
> > enacted by enough states to make it normative?
>
> (3) I think the most likely result is that UCITA will be enacted in some
> states (say, Washington) but not others (say, California). What happens
> then is anyone's guess.

Isn't one possibility that as soon as it passes in one state (say, Washington), software companies from other states (say, California) would threaten to leave California for Washington, thereby putting pressure on California to pass it as well?

Ari Kahan
<akahan[_at_]netcom.com>