Wasn't it Yoda who said "Be afraid. Be very afraid." For a customer or licensee in Louisiana, this sounds neat. It could let you sue in LA under LA laws, instead of CA for example, or in whatever jurisdiction had the most user-friendly laws.
For a developer outside Louisiana, this would not be a good thing. For a developer in Louisiana, it sounds like it would probably apply to customers outside Louisiana who wanted to sue you - in whatever jurisdiction was most favorable. Therefore, this would not be a good thing. However, I am not a lawyer -- these are just my ideas of impacts. Terry At 10:24 AM 6/11/2004, you wrote: >It appears that this legislation would allow us to void out any contract >clauses that come under the control of the UCITA. Good or bad? > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "BRTC News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "BRTC News" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 2:30 PM >Subject: URGENT INFO for LA Technology Companies > > > >I have just been alerted to some important legislation that I think >Louisiana technology companies need to know about. It's been flying below >radar so far -- there has been little (if any) monitoring on this >legislation although the long term impact to Louisiana technology companies >may be huge. Many thanks to Drew Patty, a BRTC member and attorney who >specializes in intellectual property issues, for letting us know about it. > >This bill impacts negotiated contract provisions dealing with choice of law >and choice of forum in any contract related to computer information, >software licensing, software development, database design, website design, >ecommerce, and possibly even IT consulting. > >HB 1283 passed the House unanimously, passed Senate Judiciary A with >amendments, and is set to go to the Senate for a vote soon. Here's the link >to the bill: > >http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT10/OUT/0000LHBZ.PDF > >Just thought you'd want to know about this... > >Mary Ellard Bergeron >BRTC - The Voice for Technology in the Capital Region www.brtc.org >Ph 225-612-2137 > >LaWIT Louisiana Women. Insights. Technology www.worldwit.org > >CHOOSE LOUISIANA -- The best place to live, work, visit and do business! >www.led.state.la.us/choosela/lapositives.pdf > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net -- Terry Stockdale -- Baton Rouge, LA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.terrystockdale.com
