In the UK there is a campaign to make legal contracts simpler to understand. See:-
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/ they have a list of guides available here:- http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/guides.htm and a software tool for inspecting websites. http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/DrivelDefence.html James On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Chauncey Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Actually.... > > Terms and conditions are complex and in the USA, states generally follow > the > UCC, the Uniform Commercial Code, which generally harmonizes all the > different laws into one that is complex, but can be used across state > borders and one that lawyers recognize across the USA. So, complex terms > and conditions are that way partly because of the many slightly different > state (and international laws). > > Chauncey > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Andy Polaine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Great intention, for sure. But doesn't that make the situation even more > >> complex? You'd have to account for scenarios like "I agreed to what was > >> mentioned in the Simple English!" versus "Well, no, you agreed to the > >> legalise. The Simple English and raw versions have no technical relation > to > >> one another" in cases where the Simple English version fails to mention > >> some sort of feature or caveat. > >> > > > > Yes, I imagine that would happen. Lawyers write in that convoluted way in > > order not to be misinterpreted. Ironic huh? > > > > The law is an ass. > > > > Best, > > > > Andy > > > > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > Andy Polaine > > > > Research | Writing | Strategy > > Interaction Concept Design > > Education Futures > > > > Twitter: apolaine > > Skype: apolaine > > > > http://playpen.polaine.com > > http://www.designersreviewofbooks.com > > http://www.omnium.net.au > > http://www.antirom.com > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
