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18 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 79 (2008)
Cyber-Surfing on the High Seas of Legalese: Law and Technology of Internet Agreements

handle is hein.journals/albnyst18 and id is 81 raw text is: CYBER-SURFING ON THE HIGH SEAS OF LEGALESE: LAW AND TECHNOLOGY OF INTERNET AGREEMENTS Ty Tasker & Daryn Pakcyk I. INTRODU CTION ............................................................................ 81 II. APPLICABLE LAW ................................................................... 86 A. Law Applying To Internet Terms .............................. 86 B. Issues Impacted By Internet Terms ......................... 89 III. N O TICE ..................................................................................... 90 A. Generally .................................................................. 90 B. Actual Notice .............................................................. 92 C. Extrinsic Notice .......................................................... 92 D. Proof Difficulties ........................................................ 94 E. Effect of Design ......................................................... 95 1. Generally .............................................................. 95 2. Scroll Bars ............................................................ 97 3. Pop-Up Windows ................................................... 98 4. Technological Variations ..................................... 99 a. Generally ....................................................... 99 b. Design Bypassing .............................................. 100 c. Hardware And Software Environments .......... 101 d. Computer Programming Bugs .......................... 102 5. Contract Organization ............................................ 102 6. Form atting .............................................................. 103 F. Delayed Notice .............................................................. 103 G. Analogy to Paper Contracts ......................................... 105 H. Analogy To Shrinkwrap Licensing .............................. 110 I. Failure to Read Contracts ............................................ 110 J. Fairness Of Internet Designs ...................................... 114 IV . A SSEN T ................................................................................... 115 V. CONTRACT INTERPRETATION ................................................... 118 A. Express Terms .............................................................. 118 1. G en erally ................................................................. 118 2 . S cop e ........................................................................ 119

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