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Re:How the Napa Earthquake Affected Bay Area Sleepers by reitanqild on Monday August 25, 2014 @08:29AM (#8221455)
I used to read them, then sift through them. Then I gave up. My defence would go along the lines of: you don't seriously think that any end user would read that, would you? (Exceptions for APIs etc.)

Same goes for legal disclaimers in email footers, cookie warnings, warning stickers etc. Why are we allowing this to happen?

(My solution: "Yes, you can sue them because the coffee was hot (etc) and there was no sticker on it, you just have to be prepared to give up your voting rights and your drivers license in the progress. Continue Yes/No?")

Re:How the Napa Earthquake Affected Bay Area Sleepers by acangiano on Monday August 25, 2014 @12:07PM (#8222353)
As an aside, the "coffee was hot" lawsuit wasn't as frivolous as people make it sound. See Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants for details.
Re:How the Napa Earthquake Affected Bay Area Sleepers by praneshp on Monday August 25, 2014 @01:28PM (#8222804)
Anytime someone says that lawsuit was frivolous, I lose a bit of respect for them.