Abstract
This article discusses the pitfalls and uncertainties of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) from the perspective of libraries and information consumers. UCITA overwhelmingly favors vendors in ways that take bargaining power away from information users and jeopardizes important uses of intellectual property like fair use, the library exemption, and the first sale doctrine. The Virginia Library Association proposed an amendment addressing these issues, but it was rejected. Additional groups have weighed in on Virginia’s version of the Act and suggested amendments - some of which were adopted - but the General Assembly is still working on revisions. The uncertainty of UCITA combined with the negative consequences it creates for information users prove that the Act is far from ready for prime time.
Document Type
Article
Publication Information
8 The Richmond Journal of Law & Technology 5- (2001)
Repository Citation
Heller, James S., "UCITA: Still Crazy After All These Years, and Still Not Ready for Prime Time" (2001). Library Staff Publications. 10.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs/10