Posted by Michael Winter on 09/10/06 20:07

Andy Mabbett wrote:

> In message <4mijcsF6c4otU1@individual.net>, Harlan Messinger
> <hmessinger.removethis@comcast.net> writes

[snip]

>> What makes you think [click-through agreements] don't have a legal
>> meaning
>
> Rather than asking Jukka to prove a negative, why don't you tell us
> what makes you think that they do?

I remember this coming up a while back and, out of curiosity, I
Googled[1]. The first result[2], and the one I remember the most,
suggests that the binding nature of user agreements varies based on
jurisdiction (not surprising, really), and is subject to certain
constraints.

Mike (not a lawyer!)


[1] <http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=click-through+agreements+legality>
[2] <http://www.andrewpatrick.ca/jitcta/jitcta.html>

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