Contract Law question (1 Viewer)

[eminere™]

Hey everyone,

Just have a quick Contracts question:

Is it possible for one contract to supersede or override another?

For example, is it possible for a software licence agreement (which is a contract for the use of the software) to supersede the contract for sale of the software?

Thanks!

 

[stamos]

ummmmmm maybe you should stick to cases that we're actually doing

 

[MasterOfDisgyis]

Hey everyone,

Just have a quick Contracts question:

Is it possible for one contract to supersede or override another?

In the right circumstance a contract could, but only if the contract that supersedes is with the same partys.

For example, is it possible for a software licence agreement (which is a contract for the use of the software) to supersede the contract for sale of the software?

Thanks!

In this case there are two different contracts.

Contract 1. The sale of the software;
Contract 2. User licence.

Now, if you purchased the software (e.g. Windows XP) from a store (e.g. Co-op Bookshop), the transaction is one contract (you agree to pay them, they agree to supply you with the software).

The second contract is totally different, it is an agreement between YOU (or the organisation) and the copyright holder (in the case of Windows XP, Microsoft).

In my opinion they're seperate contracts because both contracts are with different organisations and also they're different in the type of contract they are.