Сппільне засіданні Комітету з питань телекомунікацій, інформаційних технологій та Інтернету та Комітету з міжнародного права «Контракти за правом США, Великобританії та Канади: знайомство та типові для ІТ положення»

1. Mofo Moko c. EBay Canada Ltd.
Are your Terms of Use useless?
Vasyl Pop-Stasiv
Kyiv
14 April 2016

2. Nike Air Foamposite One Galaxy
50 000 USD

3. eBay in action

4. Law and Forum for Disputes (what eBay wants you to see)
This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws
of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada
applicable therein. You agree that any claim or dispute you
may have against eBay must be resolved by court located in
Santa Clara County, California, except as otherwise Agreed
by the parties as described in the Arbitration Option
paragraph below. You AGREE to submit to the personal
jurisdiction of the courts Located within Santa Clara County,
California for the purpose of all Litigating such claims or

5. What you actually see
Blah
Blah
Blah
Some text here you can’t change

6. What judge sees:
“6 ½ pages”
“dense text ”
“large number of options, conditions and
restrictions”
“which should be discouraged from even
attempting to understand them.”

7. WHY?
“de contrat d’adhésion”
“art. 1435, 2 ième al. CcQ.”
“art. 1437 et 1438 CcQ”
“Article 634 of CC of Ukraine ”
“1. Agreement on Accession is binding. The other party may
offer its contract terms.”
“2. Agreement on Accession may be modified or terminated
... [if] excludes or limits the liability of the other party … or
contains clearly burdensome conditions.”

8. 2 issues to consider:
1. “Are the respondents consumers when
they concluded the contract with
eBay?”
2. “jurisdiction to the courts of Quebec”