Mailblocks STILL onerous terms of service...

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

This is the end of this stream unless mailblocks want to say something that
makes sense.

Djf

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From: David Damerell <damerell () chiark greenend org uk>
Organization: Linux Unlimited
Reply-To: damerell () chiark greenend org uk
Newsgroups: chiark.mail.interesting-people
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 03:37:44 +0000
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Mailblocks onerous terms of service...

> A mistake, says Phil Goldman:
> http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/000888.shtml#000888

However, looking through the new ones - located at
<http://www.mailblocks.com/helplet/terms-of-service.htm> - something I can
tell you only because I have not agreed to them (users agree not to "Link
to any page of or content on the Site other than the URL located at
http://www.mailblocks.com/";) - I see that in fact they reserve the right to
start spamming their customers at any time;

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO:
  * Change the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
  * Change the Services, including eliminating or discontinuing any
Services;
  * Change any fees or charges for use of the Services.
Any changes we make will be effective automatically immediately after
posting
such changes on the Site. Your continued use of the Services following such
changes will be deemed acceptance of such changes. Be sure to review this
Agreement periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version.

They can change it to say they can spam you (or _anything_ else they like);
they don't have to tell you they changed it; and if you don't check a Web
page before _every time_ you use the service, you just accepted any change
they made. And if you don't like it after such a change? Well, their fees
are not refundable under any circumstances whatsoever.

[In Britain, the unreasonable contract terms laws would probably have
something
to say about this. I don't know about the USA.]

The conclusion in the original column that "The arrogance of technology
companies knows no bounds" seems accurate enough.
-- 
David Damerell <damerell () chiark greenend org uk> flcl?


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