Boilerplate: The Fine Print, Vanishing Rights, and the Rule of Law

by Margaret Jane Radin

Book Overview

Why the increasing use of boilerplate is eroding our rights

Boilerplate--the fine-print terms and conditions that we become subject to when we click "I agree" online, rent an apartment, enter an employment contract, sign up for a cellphone carrier, or buy travel tickets--pervades all aspects of our modern lives. On a daily basis, most of us accept boilerplate provisions without realizing that should a dispute arise about a purchased...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069115533X
• ISBN13: 9780691155333
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"