The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
This paper describes, from the point of view of a business software user, the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) and discusses how it progressed from its status as a proposed addition to Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) to adoption as a stand-alone model. It also describes the reasons for the controversy surrounding the UCITA, presents its current legislative enactment status and discusses opposition to the act.