Expedia ordered to pay $184 million in class-action damages: its terms of service said that its (profitable) service fee “goes to covering costs”

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1. Inadequate consumer opt-in language could cost Simon & Schuster $100 million in class-action damages for text-message advertising campaign Here’s an object lesson about the importance of double-checking the consumer opt-in language before committing to a big spam-type marketing campaign. ...
2. Five ways of knowing the REAL scope of the work See this Baker & Daniels memo (hat tip: Lexology)....
3. UK court says deliberate repudiation of a contract makes the limitation of liability clause disappear See this case note by Mark Crichard and Annabel Ashby of DLA Piper’s London office; also this one by Andrew Shindler and Lewis Mayo of...
4. Federal government is increasingly wanting unlimited rights in data, say commentators Bid solicitations by the federal government are increasingly seeking unlimited rights in ‘data’ produced pursuant to the contract, using the FAR 52.227-17 Rights in Data...