The purpose of the Uniform Commercial Code is to codify commercial practices and to provide provisions which, in the absence of contract terms to the contrary, become part of the contract by default. Commissioners are appointed by their respective states.
All commissioners are members of the bar and many are legislators.
Commissioners are obligated to seek enactment of Uniform Acts in their respective states. The new article, if enacted, will cover most transactions in digital goods which take place over the Internet and other online information services. While most licensed copyrighted articles are covered, software is perhaps the most effected by the new draft. Software was originally perceived to be the main subject of the draft, but as drafting progressed licensing of other types of information was included. This is appropriate since it is expected that the distribution model for those products in digital form will also most likely be a licensing model.