[Hague-jur-commercial-law] Clickwraps out of the Hague Convention

[Manon Ress]

Consumer group and NGOs have been asking for exclusion of non negotiated 
contracts and now US tech cies are asking for the same thing.  Maybe 
things will change? At the last consultation, it looks as if only BSA 
was in favor.

In BNA Internat law.  Michael Geist wrote:

US TECH CO'S WANT CLICKWRAPS OUT OF HAGUE CONVENTION
BNA's Electronic Commerce & Law Report reports that U.S.
ISPs and other technology companies have urged State
Department negotiators to exclude "clickwrap" agreements
from the Draft Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Court
Provisions in B2B Agreements. Negotiators are set to meet
next month at the Hague Conference on Private International
Law to discuss the convention. Article at
<http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/eip.nsf/is/a0b0w5h0d9>
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http://www.bna.com/prodcuts/ip/eplr.htm


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