Удивительное рядом

[birdwatcher]

sguez рекомендовал уникальный документ: http://lawy-ers.com/robreno_order.pdf . Bragg, игрок в компьютерную игру Second Life, подал в суд на Linden Research Inc -- хозяина игры -- и ее CEO Филипа Роздейла, хотя в TOS было сказано, что все проблемы будут решаться через арбитрацию.

Это ничего, сказал суд: The Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) requires that the Court apply federal substantive law here because the arbitration agreement is connected to a transaction involving interstate commerce.

А именно, here, Bragg is a Pennsylvania resident. Linden is a Delaware corporation headquartered in California. Rosedale is a California resident. Bragg entered into the TOS and purchased virtual land through the Internet on Second Life as a result of representations made on the national media. The arbitration agreement is clearly connected to interstate commerce, and the Court will apply the federal substantive law that has emerged from interpretation of the FAA.

Эта interstate commerce какая-то юридическая раковая опухоль.