An agent is distinguished from an ordinary employee in that employees are hired to
represent the employer in dealings with third persons.
Unless a contract so provides, time is ordinarily not of the essence, and performance
within a reasonable time is sufficient.
If a crime does not hurt an identifiable person, it is not a tort.
Payment by check is a conditional payment.
The UCC does not specify the form that the assurance of performance is to take.
The Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 created a new form of industrial
intellectual property by protecting mask works and the semiconductor chip products in
which they are embodied against chip piracy.