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Re: [dvd-discuss] Legal Terms?
- To: "Dvd Discussion Group (E-mail)" <dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu>
- Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Legal Terms?
- From: Ole Craig <olc(at)cs.umass.edu>
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 13:59:02 -0500 (EST)
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On 02/15/02 at 13:55, 'twas brillig and Dean Sanchez scrobe:
> Two questions:
>
> 1) Previously on this list, there was a discussion regarding
> shrink-wrap licenses. In the discussion, a legal term was mentioned
> having to do with the validity of a contract when one party has no
> option or chance to modify the terms. What is the terminology?
Contract of adhesion?
> 2) During a discussion of the Felten case, there was mentioned a term
> that applied when someone threatened to sue, but in reality had no
> intention of ever doing so. What is the term?
Barratry.
Ole
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