In response to the DISH Proposal, Clearwire has received a letter from Sprint stating, among other things, that Sprint has reviewed the DISH Proposal and believes that it is illusory, inferior to the Sprint transaction and not viable because it cannot be implemented in light of Clearwire's current legal and contractual obligations.

ENGADGET: Dish Network makes an offer to buy Clearwire, even though Sprint was already buying Clearwire

And even the six-month wait until the government meets its buy-back promise is vulnerable to legal, contractual and parliamentary haggling.

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The DISH Proposal is only a preliminary indication of interest and is subject to numerous, material uncertainties and conditions, including the negotiation of multiple contractual arrangements being requested by DISH (some of which, as currently proposed, may not be permitted under the terms of Clearwire's current legal and contractual obligations).

ENGADGET: Dish Network makes an offer to buy Clearwire, even though Sprint was already buying Clearwire

After the introduction, the second part explores the implications of digital death by conceptualizing digital assets and surveying the underlying legal principles of contractual policies, probate, property, and privacy concerns.

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For these and other reasons (for example, sunk investment, concerns about legal liability for failure to honor contractual commitments, fears of mismanagement by Chinese partners currently running joint enterprises without benefit of the supervision of the involved Western companies, etc.), many businessmen in the United States and elsewhere are currently considering a speedy return to China.

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