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Federal court: If users don't click, your terms of service is invalid

Federal court: If users don
  • Posted November 2, 2012, 9:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • A Federal court in Nevada has ruled that because users weren't forced to click through Zappos' terms of service agreement, the company's terms are invalid. The ruling is the result of a lawsuit regarding an unfortunate security breach at Zappos…

New site ranks web services based on 'terms of service' agreements

New site ranks web services based on
  • Posted August 14, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, The Web

  • A new ratings system hopes to help web users deal with what they describe as the biggest lie on the web – “I have read and agree to the terms.” The service is already live although an official launch is scheduled for next week’s...

Steam's updated user agreement bans class action suits

Steam
  • Posted August 2, 2012, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Software

  • Following the lead of EA, Microsoft, Sony and other gaming outfits, Valve updated its Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA) Tuesday to forbid users from filing class action lawsuits. The change comes as a surprise to many gamers, who generally regard Valve as one of the "good guys"...

Violating a terms of service agreement is not criminal, federal court says

Violating a terms of service agreement is not criminal, federal court says
  • Posted April 12, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • On Tuesday, the federal Ninth Court of Appeals ruled that violating a "terms of service" agreement is not a criminal offense. At the heart of the debate were concerns that violating a terms of service agreement, despite being a set…

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