As/Is is live album by John Mayer, released in 2004, available for download from iTunes and also available as a double-CD release. The albums were released from live concert performances across the United States from the tour following the release of Mayer's second album, Heavier Things. Notable about these recordings is the sheer volume included (five albums' worth from iTunes), the interaction Mayer has with the audience, and the blues jamming. As of September, 2007, the four concert-specific albums were still available on iTunes in the United States. Each ten-track album has its own artwork. The CD release features the "best" of the iTunes series, plus an additional song, "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)," a Marvin Gaye cover. In "Inner City Blues," Mayer called upon DJ Logic, the support act of the Heavier Things tour, to join him to perform a turntable solo.
As is (or as-is) is a legal term and concept used to disclaim liability for an item being sold. "As-is" denotes that the seller is selling, and the buyer is buying an item in whatever condition it presently exists, and that the buyer is accepting the item "with all faults", whether or not immediately apparent. This is the classic "buyer beware" situation, where the careful buyer should take the time to examine the item before accepting it, or obtain expert advice. Oddly, the seller is also saddled with "as-is" if the item being sold turns out to be much more valuable than thought
On the other hand, if the item is misrepresented, then this disclaimer may be an ineffective defense. In other words, it may be purchased "as-is", but the buyer is stuck with it only if it substantially conforms to what the seller claimed it to be (an express warranty or representation may override a general express disclaimer).
A seller of a used automobile, for example, sells his car to a buyer, and puts into the contract of sale, the statement: "The buyer accepts the automobile AS-IS, WITH ALL FAULTS". Two minutes after the buyer drives off with his shiny '87 Honda Accord, the engine seizes, and the car stalls. Unless the buyer can show that there was some fraud involved in making the sale (maybe it is actually a mismarked 1976 Gremlin), he is stuck with the car without any recourse to return the car to the seller, or to get his money back. This would be a specific example where fraud in the inducement could outweigh anything in the contract, express or implied: it simply doesn't matter what disclaimer or limitations may be found in the contract, if the contract is void (or voidable) for any reason.
Disgruntled buyers of real estate, and their respective improvements, may be faced with other complicated property law issues if a deed is conveyed as a result of a contract with an "as-is" clause.
