MicroWare hosts a Web site that advertises its software products, features upgrades and "patches" for its existing software products, and accepts orders for the products from consumers throughout the world. Mary, who owns and operates Business Records, Inc,, a small bookkeeping and payroll business in Colorado, orders from the Web site a copy of MicroWare's Office Books software. Office Books is designed to help accountants and bookkeepers keep accurate business records. When Office Books is found to have a defect in its calculating program, MicroWare offers a patch on its Web site to fix the problem. Mary has already lost several customers because of the miscalculating defect, however, and files a suit against MicroWare in a Colorado state court. Can the court exercise jurisdiction over
MicroWare? Why or why not?
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Some courts have upheld exercises of jurisdiction on the basis of the accessibility of a Web page. Other courts have concluded that without more, a presence on the Web is not enough to support jurisdiction over a nonresident. The standard that is generally accepted for evaluating the exercise of jurisdiction based on contacts over the Internet is a "sliding scale." On the scale, a court's exercise of personal jurisdiction depends on the amount of business that an individual or firm transacts over the Internet. A Web site that provides upgrades and "patches," and accepts orders from customers has a high degree of interactivity. There may be a question as to the amount of business that MicroWare transacts with residents of Colorado. If that business is substantial, MicroWare would likely be subject to the court's jurisdiction.
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