UCITA at the ABA: IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED

[Shadow]

Just recieved this.  I'll have the form letters in .rtf format up on
digitalnirvana.com by tomorrow morning.

> Americans For Fair Electronic Commerce Transactions
>                          U P D A T E  O N  U C I T A
> 
>    The American Bar Association (ABA) will  be considering a resolution
>    involving UCITA at their upcoming meeting August 2 - 8 in Chicago.
>    Traditionally, the ABA reviews and votes on any uniform laws being
>    proposed by NCCUSL.  Until now, proponents of UCITA have prevented such
>    a review from taking place. Opponents of UCITA, including some members
>    of AFFECT are hoping to force the issue at the upcoming meeting.
> 
>    In a proposed formal resolution, the Tort and Insurance Practice Section
>    (TIPS) of the ABA is recommending  that the ABA House of Delegates vote
>    to oppose the adoption of UCITA anywhere.  The proposed resolution
>    further recommends that NCCUSL withdraw and extensively revise UCITA "to
>    more adequately reflect the current state of the law concerning the
>    licensing of intellectual property with due regard for basic rights of
>    consumers and the protection of Licensees from unwarranted unilateral
>    actions of the Licensor." (The proposed resolution can be found on
>    www.ABANET.ORG/TIPS/UCITA.)  TIPS and others in the ABA will also ask
>    that NCCUSL refrain from pursuing any state legislative action during
>    the period of review and redrafting.
> 
>    To counter this effort, there is a strong move by UCITA proponents to
>    appoint an ABA/NCCUSL Task Force to review UCITA and withdraw the TIPS
>    resolution.
> 
>    REQUESTED ACTION:  Contact the ABA House of Delegates members you know
>    and others from your state. Urge them to vote yes to TIPS Resolution
>    110-B.  For a list of the members by state, go to the ALA Washington
>    Office's web pages on UCITA at www.ala.org/washoff/delegateslist.pdf.
>    The House of Delegates has over 500 members. If you are a member of the
>    ABA, contact information is published the Red Book.
> 
>    We know that UCITA proponents are lobbying the delegates so please act
>    quickly on this.
> 
> Thank you for your interest in blocking the enactment of UCITA. This update
> provides information about the recent UCITA developments around the nation.
> Please share this information with others who may be interested and direct
> them to the Affect Coalition web site at www.affect.ucita.com. You are
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-- 
Chris Lewis
Tesla Systems
shadow@digitalnirvana.com
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