Re: License question - UN Convention on Contracts (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 07:39:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Debi Baker <ddbaker@uoregon.edu>
To: Ann Okerson <ann.okerson@yale.edu>
Subject: Re: License question - UN Convention on Contracts

Ann, I would strongly recommend striking the clause.  It does not seem
to have bearing on this resource and, as you know, it is not wise to
give a blanket waiver of this type.  FYI, as a part of a public
institution, we could not sign with this clause in place.

But, no, we have not come across anything like this yet.

Regards,  -- Debi

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On Tue, 1 Apr 2008, Ann Okerson wrote:

 This inquiry comes from one of our Yale Librarians.  It was a new question for
 me.  Does anyone in liblicense-l land have experience of the UN Convention on
 Contracts?  Is it in wide use? What does anyone think of it?  Many thanks, Ann
 Okerson

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   While reviewing a license for a U.S. demographics website, Social
   Explorer <http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx>, I
   encountered the following language:

   /You expressly agree to waive all rights, if any, arising under the
   United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
   Goods. /

   Should I be concerned about this waiver?

   Thanks,
   Robin Featherstone