UCITA Alert - LAW OFFICE OF ELIAS M. GORDAN

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=175 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="21"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="21"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ARCHIVE PAGE LAW OFFICE OF ELIAS M. GOR"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d0d1d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B>© </B>2001 Elias M. Gordan</div> <div> All rights reserved</div> <bR> <div> <B>Law Office of</B></div> <div> <B>Elias M. Gordan</B></div> <div> Post Office Box 60</div> <div> Palos Park, IL  60464</div> <bR> <div> Phone  708.923.9735</div> <div> Email  gordanlaw@att.net</div> <div> Web    www.gordanlaw.com</div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HOME PAGE LAW OFFICE OF ELIAS M. GORDAN"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LAW OFFICE OF ELIAS M. GORDAN About Us"><U><B>About Us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LAW OFFICE OF ELIAS M. GORDAN Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LAW OFFICE OF ELIAS M. GORDAN Contact U"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Controversial Software Law Proposed in IL Legislature</B></div> <bR> <div> (updated 17 March 2001) The controversial Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, known as UCITA for short, was recently introduced in the Illinois State Legislature, as <B>House Bill 3058</B>. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Tom Cross, R-Yorkville (84th House District), and with minor changes, adopts the prototype version approved last year by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), a body responsible for developing uniform state laws such as the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).  UCITA will have far-ranging repercussions in areas ranging from Internet service, to software sales, to third-party ASPs (application service providers), including project websites. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="ucita.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Dangerous New Software Law LAW OFFICE "><U>Read our analysis of this proposed law.</U></A></FONT>  UCITA was the focus of a recent Engineering News Record article last month, dealing with limitations on liability for damages caused by defective software.   </div> <bR> <div> For the full text (56 pages) of the legislation, please click the following link:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.legis.state.il.us/legisnet/legisnet92/hbgroups/hb/920HB3058LV.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.legis.state.il.us/legisnet/le"><U>http://www.legis.state.il.us/legisnet/legisnet92/hbgroups/hb/920HB3058LV.html</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Given the  56-page length of House Bill 3058, and the 350-page length of the NCCUSL prototype, including commentary, it is doubtful that most people (including legislators) will take the trouble to read it, as we did.  This also makes it likely that the bill may slip past the close scrutiny which every bill deserves.</div> <bR> <div> House Bill 3058 has been re-referred to the House Rules Committee as of 16 March 2001.</div> <bR> <div> <B>To contact your Illinois State Legislator, </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.legis.state.il.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.legis.state.il.us"><U><B>click here</B></U></A></FONT><B>.</B></div> <bR> <div> For the NCCUSL prototype (all 350 pages), click the link to the University of Pennsylvania's Biddle Law Library, and go to the NCCUSL link on the Biddle Law Library Website.  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/"><U>Click here.</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>