In the News: September 13

A nice little shrinkwrap case is brewing out in Seattle, where software publisher AutoDesk has been using a provision in its End User License Agreement to stop sales of its products over eBay.

The battle to force the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team to keep playing in a city arena is heating up; Seattle is “lawyering up” and has brought in former Republican Senator Slate Gorton, who previously helped prevent the baseball Mariners from leaving for greener pastures.

Authorities in Ghana are trying to boost the leasing industry by promulgating a new law governing lease contracts

Earthlink Inc. can breath a little easier today, after the San Francisco City Council formally terminated the proposed contract to blanket the city with free Wi-Fi.  Earthlink was set to lose a tidy chunk of money on the deal, and had withdrawn its proposal last month.

[Frank Snyder]