Does UCITA cover traditional movies, television, records or cable?
No. These are specifically excluded. These industries each have long-standing customs and practices that are unique and hard to cover in one set of uniform rules. UCITA does not cover them even if made available over the Internet. However, if people in those industries want to have the benefits of UCITA, they can by agreement have UCITA apply to their transactions. • Does UCITA create property rights in information that don’t exist today? No. UCITA is a contract law statute. It does not change, modify or create property rights. As one respected judge said, the difference between contract and property is that contracts are between two people, but property rights are “good against the world.” UCITA deals with contracts, not property. > Opt-In or Out • Does UCITA really let people choose what law applies to their contract? Yes, with restrictions. This is the normal U.S. statutory and common law rule for contract laws. The same rule is true in Article 2 by implication. • Why is this normal
