The Case of Rudder V Microsoft Dealt with the Creation

question 33

Multiple Choice

The case of Rudder v Microsoft dealt with the creation of online contracts.The judge held that

• A)consumers cannot be held liable for terms that they did not actually read.
• B)parts of a document that cannot be seen on the screen when the document is first opened are the electronic equivalent of small print.
• C)an electronic contract does not become effective until the consumer is provided with a paper copy of the agreement.
• D)when Canadian consumers become involved in disputes regarding online contracts, they are always entitled to have their claims heard in Canadian courts.
• E)Merely clicking the "I Agree" prompt on an Internet contract can be sufficient to bind a party to all contractual terms, including onerous and unusual terms.

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Definitions:

Bond Dissociation Energies

The energy required to break a specific chemical bond in a molecule, indicating the strength of the bond.

Initiation Step

The first stage in a chemical reaction where reactants begin to form intermediates.

Free Radical Chlorination

A chemical reaction involving the substitution of hydrogen atoms in alkanes with chlorine atoms through the action of free radicals, typically used in organic synthesis.

Bonds Formed

The creation of chemical bonds between two or more atoms leading to the formation of molecules or compounds.