Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act. Also known as the Uniform Computer Information Technology Act. The intent of the act was to bring uniformity to a multitude of state contract law provisions that will govern transactions in computer information. Some state governments have adopted this act and it will likely come up in the 2001 North Dakota Legislative session. Many feel the act would shift the balance of existing contract law in favor of vendors when they contract with business and consumers. http://ucita.org

An act passed by the U.S. National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) in 1999 and since enacted by some U.S. states (including Virginia and Maryland ). UCITA ensures that software is treated not as goods, but rather as a"computer information transaction," thereby exempting it from relevant consumer product liability laws and requirements. UCITA further upholds the legality of shrinkwrapped contracts and allows wide exemptions from liability and other "unfriendly" contract items. However, consumers have some protections with UCITA, and in 2002, NCCUSL made some amendments to UCITA regarding warranties for consumers.

Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. A proposed state-level law that would make non-negotiated shrink-wrap or click-on licenses legally binding.