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<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2218-36202023000300602</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The legal problems facing the conclusion of cloud computing contracts]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Los problemas jurídicos a los que se enfrenta la celebración de contratos de computación en nube]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aldabousi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ahmed Moustafa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,American University in the Emirates  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Dubai]]></addr-line>
<country>UAE</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>602</fpage>
<lpage>611</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202023000300602&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202023000300602&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202023000300602&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Cloud computing is an electronic service provided through legal transactions conducted by modern digital means, allowing for a quick and easy transition from pre-contracting to post-contracting stages, although it is in fact a legal contract. However, in the United Arab Emirates, the legislator has not adequately addressed the legal regulation for the conclusion of cloud contracts, leading to various legal problems that require specific solutions. The aim of this study is to specify the concept and nature of the contractual relationship between the parties of cloud contracts, identify the problems facing the conclusion process of cloud contracts, and suggest necessary solutions to create a legal regulation for this type of digital contracts. As a result, it is recommended to regularize cloud contracts as a new type and a new contract form of electronic contracts and to adapt them as special type contract agreements to protect users. Measures must be taken to identify and address current problems and create a legal framework that specifies the legal nature of cloud contracts and their effects on the rights and obligations of the involved parties.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La computación en nube es un servicio electrónico que se presta a través de transacciones legales realizadas por medios digitales modernos, lo que permite una transición rápida y sencilla de las fases previas a la contratación a las posteriores, aunque de hecho se trata de un contrato legal. Sin embargo, en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el legislador no ha abordado adecuadamente la regulación jurídica de la celebración de contratos en nube, lo que ha dado lugar a diversos problemas jurídicos que requieren soluciones específicas. El objetivo de este estudio es especificar el concepto y la naturaleza de la relación contractual entre las partes de los contratos en nube, identificar los problemas a los que se enfrenta el proceso de conclusión de los contratos en nube y sugerir las soluciones necesarias para crear una regulación legal para este tipo de contratos digitales. Como resultado, se recomienda regularizar los contratos en la nube como un nuevo tipo y una nueva forma contractual de contratos electrónicos y adaptarlos como acuerdos contractuales de tipo especial para proteger a los usuarios. Deben tomarse medidas para identificar y abordar los problemas actuales y crear un marco jurídico que especifique la naturaleza jurídica de los contratos en nube y sus efectos sobre los derechos y obligaciones de las partes implicadas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Legal Problems]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cloud Computing]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Contracts]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Problemas legales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Computación en la nube]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Contratos]]></kwd>
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