>If you write a contract sufficiently byzantine and ambiguous, any legitimate use will rub up against the edge of some prohibited behavior. At that point you ha

>If you write a contract sufficiently byzantine and ambiguous, any legitimate use will rub up against the edge of some prohibited behavior. At that point you have a totally broken agreement - you preserve it for anyone whose behavior you like, and revoke it for anyone who crosses you. I remember reading that this is huge part of how the Russian government does corruption. The rules to operate a business are very complicated and expensive to follow, but you can get unofficial permission to flout them.