Scope of the Uniform Commercial Code; Survey of Computer Contracting Cases

Through its subcommittees, the Committee on Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) has monitored legal and legislative developments affecting the UCC. The Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the Scope of the UCC has identified as topics for study the areas of service contracts and "intangibles" such as computer...

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Published in:The Business lawyer 1988-08, Vol.43 (4), p.1513-1554
Main Authors: Boss, Amelia H., Woodward, William J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bankruptcy
Commercial law
Computer software
Computer systems
Computers
Contract provisions
Contracts
Defendants
Disclaimers
Equipment leases
Federal court decisions
Fraud
Leases
Misrepresentation
Plaintiffs
Security interests
Software
State court decisions
Subcommittees
Task forces
Torts
Uniform Commercial Code
Uniform Commercial Code-US
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Summary:Through its subcommittees, the Committee on Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) has monitored legal and legislative developments affecting the UCC. The Ad Hoc Subcommittee on the Scope of the UCC has identified as topics for study the areas of service contracts and "intangibles" such as computer progams and intellectual property. The Services Task Force has perceived a need for clarification about the applicability of UCC Article 2 to service contracts and concluded that the issue of whether the law governing service contracts merits separate statutory treatment should be explored further. The Computer Services Task Force has recommended the study of software contracting. In April 1987, the Electronic Messaging Services Task Force was formed to examine how well existing contract law, and particularly Article 2 of the UCC, accommodates changes in business practices regarding electronic messaging. There have been case law decisions in the areas of: 1. establishing contractual relations, 2. arbitrability of disputes, and 3. applicability of UCC Article 2 to computer contracts.
ISSN:0007-6899
2164-1838