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I'm really confused. So Slock.it (DAO) made their "customers" sign a contract/terms that contradicted their marketing of the DAO. Because the marketing takes pr

I'm really confused. So Slock.it (DAO) made their "customers" sign a contract/terms that contradicted their marketing of the DAO. Because the marketing takes precedence the contract would likely be declared invalid in a court. Usually when a contract is declared invalid it's because it tricks the customers and benefits the creators of the contract, but in this case the invalidation seems to benefit both. However, what if I actually read the contract and only became "a customer" because of the content of the contract? It seems weird if it would be my responsibility as a customer to verify that they didn't advertise the content of the contract is misleading ways elsewhere.

abalone 10y ago
So you're asking what if a customer signs a contract with hidden fatally exploitable flaws, but that is the reason why they signed it? It's a nonsensical scenario. The general investor population does not intend to enter into such contracts, and that is who contract law seeks to protect.
- Natanael_L 10y ago
  But what if they market only to those who do?
- tamana 10y ago
  What if I walk into an "all you can eat" buffet and I have a digestive disorder that enables me to eat hundreds of pounds of foods in one hour? Am I liable for taking too much food?