point-and-click agreement. An electronic version of a shrink-wrap license in which a computer user agrees to the terms of an electronically displayed agreement by pointing the cursor to a particular location on the screen and then clicking. • Point-and-click agreements usu. require express acceptance only once but may include a clause providing for a user’s […]
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A license printed on the outside of a software package to advise the buyer that by opening the package, the buyer becomes legally bound to abide by the terms of the license. • Shrink-wrap licenses usu. seek to (1) prohibit users from making unauthorized copies of the software, (2) prohibit modifications to the software, (3)
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An open-source software license to which the user assents by acting according to the license’s terms, namely, by using, modifying, or distributing the licensed software. • Unlike a point-and-click agreement, a use-based license does not require the user to expressly declare acceptance of the license terms before using the software.
e-contract, n. 1. POINT-AND-CLICK AGREEMENT. 2. Any type of contract formed in the course of e-commerce by (1) the interaction of two or more individuals using electronic means, such as e-mail, (2) the interaction of an individual with an electronic agent, such as a computer program, or (3) the interaction of at least two electronic