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SHRINK-WRAP AGREEMENT [4 records]

Record 1 2013-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

This click-wrap licence Agreement is a user licence (for either a single or a corporate licensee) for software either downloaded from a [website] or loaded from disk, where the licence terms are accepted on screen by following a "click to accept" procedure. The terms of the Click-Wrap Licence must be brought to the attention of the user who should acknowledge acceptance by clicking on the appropriate button(s) following the licence agreement before installing the software.

CONT

The Agreement can be used as a click-wrap license displayed on screen and accepted during product installation. It can also be used as a Shrink-Wrap License in product packaging.

CONT

It should be noted however that even though courts have ruled some clickwrap licenses to be enforceable contracts, it does not follow that every term of every clickwrap license is enforceable. Clickwrap licenses must still meet the criteria for enforceability of a unilateral form contract.

Key term(s)
  • click wrap licence
  • click wrap license

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Commerce électronique
CONT

En général, on parle de «concession de licence par clic ou concession par clic de licence» dans le cadre du commerce électronique ou de contrat informatique en ligne. Il se dit lorsqu'un utilisateur d'un site Web exprime son consentement par un clic, après avoir pris connaissance des modalités du contrat, lui autorisant de faire usage d'une prestation de service ou d'un programme informatique.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

A browse-wrap license is part of a website and users of the site assent to the contract when visiting it. [1] This differs from other types of web contracts such as shrink-wrap licenses and clickwrap agreement. Examples below explain the nature of browse-wrap agreements and how they are considered by courts.

OBS

A browse-wrap agreement can be formed by use of a web page or a hyperlink or small disclaimer on the page. It may only be enforced if the browsing user assents to it. For assent to occur the browse-wrap agreement should be conspicuous, state that there is an agreement, and provide where it can be located. Courts examine the enforceability of browse-wrap agreements on a case-by-case basis, and there are no "bright-line" rules on whether a given agreement is sufficiently conspicuous.

Key term(s)
  • browsewrap licence
  • browsewrap license

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Commerce électronique
CONT

En général, on parle de « contrat de licence en ligne » dans le cadre du commerce électronique. Il se dit lorsqu'un utilisateur d'un site Web est autorisé à conclure une offre d'achat de bien ou une prestation de service sur l'Internet. Ce contrat existe lorsqu'il accepte de manifester son consentement après avoir pris connaissance des conditions stipulées par l'entreprise ou le professionnel qui exerce son commerce sur le Web.

OBS

Il est important de distinguer « contrat de licence en ligne ou convention de licence en ligne » de « contrat de licence à distance ». Pour ce dernier, un ou plusieurs moyens de communication à distance (courrier postal, téléphone, internet, radio, télévision, télécopieur...) peuvent être utilisés pour permettre à l'autre partie d'accepter l'offre ou la prestation de service. Alors que le « contrat de licence en ligne » se fait lorsque l'utilisateur d'un site Web accepte de donner son consentement après avoir pris connaissance des conditions établies par le professionnel ou l'entreprise qui exerce son commerce sur l'Internet.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

Shrink-wrap Agreement or License : A contractual agreement that a user views and agrees to(by removing software cellophane wrapping or other packaging, which indicates the user's consent to the agreement's terms) as a condition of using the software.

OBS

The term "shrink-wrap" derives from the fact that such agreements used to be included on the outside of the software packaging, visible through the clear plastic shrink-wrap with which the package was sealed.

OBS

The terms of agreement are contained on or in a shrinkwrapped package. These terms usually provide that if the customer opens the shrinkwrap package, he or she is deemed to have accepted the contract. They are common in software packages and may not be enforceable in certain cases.

Key term(s)
  • shrinkwrap agreement
  • shrinkwrap contract

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Commerce électronique
DEF

Contrat associé à la vente de logiciels, qui tend à être utilisé exclusivement dans les cas de licences d'utilisation de logiciels.

OBS

Briser l'emballage du logiciel (ou l'utiliser pour la première fois) constitue un consentement de la part de l'acheteur. On suppose que celui-ci a lu et accepté les conditions du contrat d'achat, incluses dans la boîte du logiciel.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Electronic Commerce
CONT

The shrink-wrap license agreement purports to create a binding legal agreement(so it says) between the software vendor and the user. The agreement is usually found inside the box containing the software, printed on the envelope containing the CD-ROM or disks, or stated in the user manual. At the beginning appears the usual statement warning the user not to open the software envelope or use the software if he or she does not agree with the terms and conditions of the agreement

OBS

Shrink wrap license agreement. This agreement creates a limited, non-exclusive license between the producer of software and the purchaser, allowing the purchaser to use the software in the manner described in the license. This type of agreement does not need to be signed in order to be enforceable.

Key term(s)
  • shrinkwrap license agreement
  • shrinkwrap licence agreement
  • shrinkwrap license contract
  • shrinkwrap licence contract
  • shrink-wrap licence agreement
  • shrink-wrap licence contract

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Commerce électronique
DEF

Convention de licence établie par une entreprise détentrice du droit de propriété sur un logiciel informatique, permettant à un utilisateur de faire usage de ce logiciel en tenant compte des modalités de ce contrat contenues dans un emballage scellé qui garantit la fiabilité de ce produit.

OBS

Dans le cadre d'une convention de licence sous emballage, celui qui a brisé l'emballage du produit scellé et emballé est présumé avoir pris connaissance des modalités d'utilisation de la licence de ce produit informatique.

Spanish

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