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Proponents of
UCITA argue that copyright laws will take precedence over UCITA, but federal
copyright law does not necessarily preempt contracts. In fact, the general rule is that a
negotiated contract is not overruled by copyright. In non-negotiated contracts such as shrink wrap and “click
through” licenses to which a user has agreed by clicking on “ok” or “agree”
when the license is displayed on the screen (usually in ultra-small type most
of which is not viewable from the window provided) -- the courts have split
on the issue. In my paper in the
proceedings you will find a discussion of several court cases dealing with
shrink-wrap and click-through licenses.
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