Shrinkwrap
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Shrink wrap contract, Software licenses, Clickwrap Pages: 2 (549 words)
Published: May 1, 2013
A shrink wrap license is an end user agreement (EULA) that is enclosed with software in plastic-wrapped packaging. Once the end user opens the packaging, theEULA is considered to be in effect. There are some concerns about the legality of an agreement that the user cannot examine prior to purchase. To address these concerns, some manufacturers use an onscreen version that the user must agree to before installation can proceed. An onscreen EULA is sometimes referred to as a click wrap agreement.
A clickwrap agreement (also known as a "clickthrough" agreement or clickwrap license) is a common type of agreement often used in connection with software licenses. Such forms of agreement are mostly found on the Internet, as part of the installation process of many software packages, or in other circumstances where agreement is sought using...
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