[inerte]

But contracts itself are bound by city, state, and federal law, including civil, labor, IP, patent, etc...

Or you might get a bad lawyer or a favorable judge.

[anthonyb]

So? Contracts should be as close to your agreement as possible, and be within city/state/federal laws.

If your contract isn't accurate, it's like programming by hammering some shoddy crap together and letting the testers/users sort it out.