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AFFECT PRESS RELEASES:

August 4, 2003 - AFFECT applauds NCCUSL decision to discharge UCITA Standby Drafting Committee and not to expend further resources on promoting UCITA.

March 14, 2003 - AFFECT Appoints Robert E. Hirshon as National Counsel.

February 11, 2003 - AFFECT CELEBRATES WITHDRAWAL OF UCITA FROM ABA CONSIDERATION

August 5, 2002 - AFFECT's Reports Increased Dissatisfaction With UCITA Within NCCUSL

July 22, 2002 - AFFECT issues a press release about continued opposition to UCITA despite pending amendments.

February 11, 2002 - American Bar Association Deals Blow To UCITA

January 4, 2002 - AFFECT Statement on Proposed New Amendments to UCITA

January 31, 2001 - Industry Leaders, Libraries, Computer Professionals and Consumer Organizations Join Forces to Defeat UCITA

NEWS STORIES:

2003

Crummy UCITA Legislation is Back - February 17, 2003 - article in PC Magazine

UCITA: Not Dead Yet - February 17, 2003 article in Computerworld

UCITA Backers Lose Political Ammunition - February 17, 2003 article in Computerworld

2002

UCITA, the Undead - May 08, 2002 article in InfoWorld

Check the fine print - February 11, 2002 article in InfoWorld

ABA: UCITA law confusing, susceptible to
litigation Meter Is Running - February 4, 2002 article in ComputerWorld

ABA criticizes software licensing law - February 4, 2002 article in InfoWorld

The Meter Is Running - January 15, 2002 article in CIO Magazine

UCITA Changes Fail to Appease - January 7, 2002 article in ComputerWorld

2001

UCITA running on empty - July 16, 2001 article in InfoWorld

UCITA opponents slow software licensing law's progress - May 17, 2001 article in InfoWorld

All's Quiet on the UCITA Front -- Too Quiet -- But That's About To Change - February 26, 2001 article in InfoWorld

UCITA on Legislative Agenda in Four States - January 25, 2001 article in InfoWorld

CIOs are Cost Aware - January 22, 2001 article in Computer World

Licensing Showdown Looming - January 2, 2001 article in InfoWorld

Licensing Show Down Looming - January 1, 2001 article in Computer World

2000

UCITA questions could lead to purposefully poor design of ordinary goods - December 1, 2000 article in InfoWorld

A world with UCITA may allow fine print to outweigh the right thing - November 24, 2000 article in InfoWorld

Users look to FTC for help on reining in UCITA - October 26, 2000 article in Computer World

UCITA group backs off provision in software licensing law -- somewhat - August 9, 2000 article in ComputerWorld

Maryland Lining Up Behind UCITA - April 7, 2000 article in the CMP TechWeb

Furor Over Virginia E-Biz Law - March 15, 2000 article in Wired

Magazine

UCITA Passes in Virginia - Reader reaction to a February 21, 2000 article in geek.com

Lobbying Against UCITA: A Practical Guide - February 17, 2000 article in Slashdot

UCITA: Not Gone, Not Forgotten - February 16, 2000 article in Linux Journal

Why We Must Fight UCITA - February 6, 2000 article in Linux Today

1999

Why the UCITA is Good for Open Source Software - July 2, 1999 article in Linux Today

UPDATED: InfoWorld Circulating Petition to Halt UCITA - June 23, 1999 article in Linux Today

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