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84 Tul. L. Rev. 1519 (2009-2010)

handle is hein.journals/tulr84 and id is 1539 raw text is: Principles of the Law ofSoftware Contracts: Some Highlights Robert A. Hillman* Maureen A. O'Rourket I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1519 II. H IGHLIGHTS ............................................................................... 1522 A. Nature of the Principles ................................................... 1522 B. Enforcement of Terms Under Federal Intellectual Property Law .................................................................... 1526 C Assent to Electronic Standard Forms .............................. 1529 D. WarrantyIssues ................................................................ 1532 E. The Implied Wamanty ofNo Hidden Material Defects of Which the Transferor is Aware ...................... 1534 E AutomatedDisablement .................................................. 1537 III. C ONCLUSION .............................................................................. 1538 I. INTRODUCTION The final draft of the Principles of the Law of Soltware Contracts (Principles) was approved by the American Law Institute (ALI) membership in May of 2009. The goal of the project is to clarify and unify the law of software transactions. However, the Principles will not become law in any jurisdiction unless and until a court adopts them, so only time will tell whether the project will accomplish this goal. (Of course, we believe that the Principles will be successful!) Nevertheless, one thing is certain. The current law of software transactions-a mish-mash of common law, Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and federal intellectual property law, among © 2010 Robert A. Hillman and Maureen A. O'Rourke. * Edward H. Woodruff Professor of Law, Comell Law School. The author is the Reporter of the Principles of the Law of Sofware Contacs. t Dean, Professor of Law, and Michaels Faculty Research Scholar, Boston University School of Law. The author is the Associate Reporter of the Principles of the Law of Sofware Contacts. 1. AM. LAW INST., PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF SOFIWARE CONTRACTS introductory cmt. (2010) [hereinafter ALI PRINCIPLES]. 1519

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