Will Beta have an NDA?

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Whoa…I meant no offence there nor was I (, I hope,) being racist, just implying that a contractual agreement by an american (just an example country) company is only feasibly enforceable in the US (example country, please don’t think im racist). I apologise for any offence given.

As you point out yourself your local courts handle the case and a company cant justify representing themselves in foreign court cases, making the process much harder for them. As for contract law, the enforceability comes in to question for exactly that reason, its difficult for a company to represent itself in [you name the country, sorry for using the US as an example].

This has been a proverbial thorn in the gaming industries side where piracy is rampant in foreign nations, and the ability to prosecute is diminished by the international nature of the offence.

That being said you make a good point with the

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While most governance might include a staple: “(b) This Agreement is governed by, and is to be construed in accordance with, English law. The English Courts will have non-exclusive jurisdiction to deal with any dispute which has arisen or may arise out of, or in connection with, this Agreement.”[/quote]

But does that make it enforceable? I dont know. You said that you have had success.
The media seems to suggest that the opposite is true, that international politics make international law a veritable minefield of grey and uncertainty.

I am a legal layman, though, so your opinion is much appreciated @Spiku.

Just again for clarification a “America is the only country in the world”, is not racist or blanket generalising.
What it is, is a failure to recognise international consequence.It is born of pop-culture and has no racial sub-text what so ever. Its origin is a reflection of Hollywood’s films to remark upon world events as if America was representative of the entire planet (see, almost any Hollywood disaster film).

Its actually quite a funny phenomenon.

AAANNYway…

@sdee

That is awesome I look forward to many awesome vids on Stonehearth. Don’t know that I will make any as the internet where I live is kind of rubbish which sucks because I love brownie points. Especially if they come with real brownies. :slight_smile:

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Brownies?

Gah! Now I’m hungry :grin:

Seriously, though: I am also looking forward to not only playing until my fingers bleed, but also watching youtube vids until my eyes… well, you get the picture :wink:

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Thanks for the post (=.

Since i would call this official, this thread might be closed (=

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@wraithbone

classic America is the only country in the world.

It is not about me misconstruing your example, this is just an offensive stereotype which translates to racism; that you do not see it does not change what the statement is. Suggesting the reason I am stuffy or have a rod up my ass is because I am British, for example, would still be racist, despite being an accepted trope.

I’m going to explain what I already stated one last time before abandoning the thread, because a lot of what you said in this recent post doesn’t seem to understand what I already stated:

A) Local Courts handle case, they pass Judgment.
B) Legal Representatives in other country are contracted, and waive their fees because they will be paid at the conclusion of the trail
C) Because of the Judgment in Local Courts, and the evidenced contracts, this is shown as supporting evidence in other country
D) Company does not represent itself, ever. You always have Legal Counsel acting on your behalf. This is the same in foreign jurisdictions.
E) The Media ™ is not a suitable source for educating yourself; you should examine reports that include their sources, this is especially true in Law where you can always get copies of Judgments and Precedent
F) Enforceability is not an issue with NDAs, and it really isn’t hard.
G) International Politics and International Law are hugely different beasts; you would find it near impossible to find a Government that doesn’t allow a individual contract (such as an NDA, or commissioning work) to be enforced, regardless of issuing country. I cannot think of a single location that does not support the binding of a covenance in law and recognise an agreement, despite the original language it was drafted in.
H) The only time there is an issue, is when different laws apply. Tax, Import, Copyright, Criminal Law, Rights, and Family Law, just to name a few, are individual to each Country and unless something like the Hague Convention is agreed, they are unenforceable if the host country does not support the same laws, and often not enforceable unless the local Courts officiate any agreement. This is not the case with private contracts.

The different Disciplines of law have -very- different governing, and just because we can’t extradite a US citizen to Pakistan because he was hacking their network, this has no baring on a subject like an agreement to provide a service or to act in a certain way.

Aaand spamming this thread is rather why I suggested that if you wanted to continue, to take it to PMs =3 I agree with @Bailung; the thread has run its course~