Terms of Service; Didn't Read

Re:Terms of Service; Didn't Read by IvyMike on Saturday February 16, 2013 @04:49PM (#5233161)

Step 1: Write a .dll that interposes on common windows controls used to display EULA messages.

Step 2: Whenever this .dll sees common EULA agreements, it randomly modifies them before displaying them. Changes "SHALL" to "SHALL NOT", changes "GPL" to "Public Domain", changes "may not be duplicated" to "ok to post to piratebay", etc.

Step 3: Embed this DLL in a self-replicating, self-destroying virus/worm. It spreads, stays on a computer for a random amount of time, then erases all evidence it was ever there.

Step 4: "Your honor, there's no way of knowing what I agreed to, since there is no permanent record and the current license does not match what I remember. Perhaps I had the EULA-modifying virus at the time."

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Re:Terms of Service; Didn't Read by DannyBee on Saturday February 16, 2013 @09:35PM (#5233980)

I think you are confused about how courts work. If you did this, the judge would just say "sucks to be you", and move on.

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Re:Terms of Service; Didn't Read by snarfy on Sunday February 17, 2013 @12:28AM (#5234305)

Step 4 does not matter when every EULA starts with 'This Agreement may be modified at any time'. What's the point of having contracts with terms like that?

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Re:Terms of Service; Didn't Read by hugbox on Sunday February 17, 2013 @05:07AM (#5234790)

Judges typically strike down EULAs with provisions like that, at least in the states. So really, if they try that, it just makes it easier to ignore the EULA.

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