McCullough Robertson’s commercial law blog provides regular updates and discussion on commercial and contractual issues, including intellectual property and competition, affecting Australian business.
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Monday, 20 October 2014
‘Just browsing’ - US Court finds online customer not bound by browsewrap licence
A recent US decision, which found that the terms of a ‘browsewrap’ licence were not enforceable against the user of a prominent online sales portal, is a timely reminder that the law of contract still applies to online transactions.
In Nguyen v Barnes & Noble Inc. 2014 WL 405649 (9th Cir. Aug. 18, 2014) the Ninth Circuit Court refused to enforce the browsewrap terms of Barnes & Noble (B&N), a popular online books and gifts retailer.
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