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The UCITA has been extremely controversial and has been opposed by a number of consumer groups and the Attorneys General of many states because it is said to considerably weaken consumer protections, reinterpret contracts and licenses in such a way that is — in the opinion of these critics — unduly favorable to the software producers and disregarding the reasonable entitlements of consumers. While UCITA was originally submitted in 1999 as a proposed ''Uniform Act'' and modification to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) by the National Conference Of Commissioners On Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) and the American Law Institute (ALI), it was withdrawn in 2002 after the ALI did not grant its assent. The NCCUSL then responded by renaming the proposed UCC Article 2B as the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) and attempting to have it passed as law. Questions have also been raised regarding the inability of existing laws to cover computer software licensing and sales transactions — most critics of this act believe there are adequate mechanisms to not only protect consumers, but software manufacturers as well. Because of opposition, UCITA has only been passed in two states as of 2004 — Virginia and Maryland — efforts to pass the law in other states have been defeated. See also: List Of Uniform Acts (United States) EXTERNAL LINKS
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