Or Elmer Fudd. "Be afwaid. Be vewy vewy afwaid." -- rhia Excuse me, please. What universe is this?
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 14:42, John Hebert wrote: > That was Geena Davis, in Cronenberg's remake of "The > Fly". > > --- Terry Stockdale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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
