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Ways to Avoid Electronic Contract Killers in Second Life

The creators of Second Life &mdash; an online virtual community &mdash; faced some real-life problems in a Pennsylvania court recently. In <i>Bragg v. Linden Research, Inc.,</i> No. CIV.A06 4925 (E.D.P.A. May 30, 2007), Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, denying a motion to compel arbitration, offers attorneys and their clients some useful guidelines to consider when drafting standard electronic form contracts.

9 minute read November 30, 2007 at 10:08 AM
By
David M. Klein
Ways to Avoid Electronic Contract Killers in Second Life

The creators of Second Life ' an online virtual community ' faced some real-life problems in a Pennsylvania court recently. In Bragg v. Linden Research, Inc., No. CIV.A06 4925 (E.D.P.A.

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