UCITA - Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act

NEW - National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws has withdrawn its support of UCITA.

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws - UCITA Update Page

• Statement By NCCUSL President Burnett to all NCCUSL Commissioners (pdf)
• UCITA Standby Committee is Discharged - NCCUSL Press Release August 1, 2003

News Stories

• Supporters back away from software bill - CNET, August 7, 2003
• Sponsor pulls support for controversial UCITA law - Computerworld August 1, 2003

UCITA Act - Final Version 2002 (National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and University of Pennsylvania Law School Archives)

• National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
  • UCITA Updates frpm the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
  • The need for uniform rules for the information highway: An overview of UCITA by Carlyle C. Ring, Jr., Commissioner on Uniform State Laws, Chair, UCITA Drafting Committee
  • Questions & Answers - Series of papers on UCITA issues by Carlyle C. Ring, Jr., Chair of Committee to Draft UCITA and Raymond T. Nimmer, Reporter of Committee to Draft UCITA
    • Federal Preemption and Fair Use
    • Legislative Fact Sheet
• Maryland Code Adopting UCITA Senate Bill 142, House Bill 19
• American Library Association US State Legislative Update - gives current legislative status of UCITA in all 50 states
• UCITA informaton from the American Library Association
• Against: AFFECT - Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce Transactions
• Electronic Frontier Foundation UCITA Archives
• Federal Trade Commission Proceedings on High Tech Warranties
• Licensing Digital Information: Policy Debate Hits the States White paper from Educause
• Proposed Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA):Objections From The Consumer Perspective By Jean Braucher, Roger Henderson Professor of Law, University of Arizona
• UCITA Fact Sheet From Computer Professionals for Social Responsiblity
• UCITA Online - Information from California Attorney Carol A. Kunze - Includes an overview, faqs, "myths" and more...
• UCITA: What does it mean for libraries? By Viki L. Gregory, published in Information Today.