From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ad19,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ad19,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-13 17:24:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed.mesh.ad.jp!sjc-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!iad-read.news.verio.net.POSTED!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml Subject: Software Lawsuits (was: LOng names are doom ?) Message-ID: References: <9folnd$1t8$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B1FE1FE.B49AE27F@noaa.gov> <9fotpi$4k6$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3b24dc21$1@news.tce.com> <3B25D5FB.15C9B240@dresdner-bank.com> <9g5as6$hbq$1@magnum.mmm.com> <3B2726BA.64E002D0@dresdner-bank.com> <9g7cuv$hd9$1@bugstomper.ihug.com.au> <3B278996.4DE8D7A8@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> Organization: LJK Software Date: 13 Jun 2001 17:04:37 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.44.122.34 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: iad-read.news.verio.net 992466315 216.44.122.34 (Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:05:15 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:05:15 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8707 comp.lang.awk:3045 comp.lang.clarion:21858 comp.lang.java.programmer:76138 comp.lang.pl1:1015 comp.lang.vrml:3780 Date: 2001-06-13T17:04:37-05:00 List-Id: In article , Roedy Green writes: > On Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:41:10 -0500, Wes Groleau > wrote or quoted : > >>How many of us even read the last paragraph before the signature? The one >>that says, >> "I have read and understood this document and have received a copy." >> > > Would there not be some principle that said if the vendor hid a clause > that you promised your first born son, that it would be unenforceable > because no reasonable person would expect to find such a clause in > such a contract. Surely such a strange provision should be widely > known. A Westlaw search finds one such case decided in the manner you describe, but there are not many decided on that point (in either direction).