Wrap contracts : foundations and ramifications /

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Author / Creator:Kim, Nancy S., 1966- author.
Imprint:Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Description:x, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9328268
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ISBN:9780199336975 ((hardback) : alk. paper)
0199336970 ((hardback) : alk. paper)
9780199896370 ((hardback) : alk. paper)
0199896372 ((hardback) : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Why Enforce Contracts?
  • A. Individualistic/Deontic Theories
  • B. Consequentialist Theories
  • C. Multivalue Theories of Contract Law
  • 3. Contracts and Contract Law in Societal Context
  • A. Contract Law and Evolving Business Needs
  • B. Contracts of Adhesion
  • C. Function, Fluidity, and Instructive Contracts
  • 4. The Rise of Wrap Contracts: The Early Cases
  • A. Shrinkwraps
  • B. Clickwraps
  • C. Browsewraps
  • 5. Contract Terms as Sword, Shield, and Crook
  • A. Contract as Shield
  • B. Contract as Sword
  • C. Contract as Crook
  • 6. Problems of Form
  • A. Is a Wrap Contract Just Another Contract of Adhesion?
  • B. Sadistic Contracts
  • 7. Problems of Substance
  • A. Wrap Contracts and Norm Shifting
  • B. Getting Something for Nothing: The Old Bait and Switch
  • C. The Limits of Unconscionability and the Problem of Other Laws
  • 8. The Sense and Nonsense of Wrap Contract Doctrine
  • A. Notice and Wrap Contract Formation
  • B. An Outline of Wrap Contract Doctrine
  • C. A New Kind of Judicial Activism
  • 9. Form, Function, and Notice
  • A. What is a Notice?
  • B. Intent and Consent in Contracts, Torts, and Property
  • C. Contract Functionalism
  • 10. Contracts in Wonderland
  • A. Contract Law and the Right of Publicity
  • B. Wrap Contracts and Federal Laws
  • C. Terms of Disservice
  • 11. Reshaping Wrap Contract Doctrine
  • A. Imposing a Duty to Draft Reasonably
  • B. Tailoring Assent
  • C. Contract Form, Function and Doctrinal Rules
  • D. Reinvigorating the Doctrine of Unconscionability
  • 12. Conclusion
  • Table of Cases
  • Index