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Surprise, you just signed a contract! How hidden contracts took over the internet

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PeriodJul 14 2023

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  • TitleSurprise, you just signed a contract! How hidden contracts took over the internet
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletPlanet Money / NPR
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size23 minutes
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date7/14/23
    DescriptionEvery time you register for a website or install an app, you're probably entering into a legally enforceable contract even if you never signed anything. But it wasn't always like this. Today on the show, we're going back in time to understand how the law of contracts got rewritten.

    Our guide through this history - Nancy Kim. [...] Nancy is a law professor at Chicago-Kent and an expert in how contracts went wrong.
    Producer/AuthorEmma Peaslee, Jeff Guo, Jess Jiang, James Sneed
    URLhttps://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187543648/terms-and-conditions-of-service-contracts-clickwrap
    PersonsNancy S. Kim
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  • Contracts
  • terms of service
  • shrinkwrap
  • Internet Law
  • internet contracts