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Contracts

Apr. 11, 2012

Federal peemption and clickwrap

The Internet is the ultimate interstate environment, which can lead to federal preemption of laws governing disputes over certain contracts. By Sarah Condor


By Sarah Patricia Condor


Internet contracts are not fundamentally different from any other contracts. The same remedies and dispute resolution procedures apply. What is different in the context of the Internet is that while contractual provisions are normally visible and obvious to the party, because they are black-and-white and clearly set forth on paper, they will remain often seemingly concealed or difficult to notice, not to mention read, by virtue (or vice, ...

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