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>I'm getting real damn sick and tired of "what the big print gives, the spidery print takes away" I propose "the bigger the print, the stronger the statement".
by noonespecial 10y ago
>I'm getting real damn sick and tired of "what the big print gives, the spidery print takes away"
I propose "the bigger the print, the stronger the statement". Therefore, if you make one claim in 24 point and then attempt to rescind or modify it in 8 point, the 24 is legally binding because it was larger and so nullified the smaller. This also means that if you want to place limitations (like 'one per customer' etc) on an offer you make in print, those will have to be printed in an equal font in order to be valid.
- bbrazil 10y agoThat's already (roughly) the law in the EU.
- bbrian 10y agoIt's why software licences have some text in capitals.
- ChrisBland 10y agoWow, that is one of the most simple, effective ideas I've ever heard -- kudos. Not joking or sarcasm, I would love for that to be the rule, it would make life so much simpler.
- rco8786 10y agoBrilliant idea
- qbrass 10y agoYou can bury things just as easily in a stack of single page sized letters.
- mod 10y agoNo, it's really not just as easy--not in advertising.
- GotAnyMegadeth 10y agoAlthough I completely agree with you, I took it as a challenge to come up with something that follows the above rules and is still devious. Here is my 1 min of effort attempt: https://ibb.co/giqgDv https://ibb.co/giqgDv
- mod 10y agoThat's pretty legitimate, well played.
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- anigbrowl 10y agoI was thinking about this the other day looking at a billboard, talking about how Alive/Bob/Carol wasa winner! at the local casino, with a tiny 'play responsibly' box huddled in the corner. I don't have a strong opinion about gambling but I do care about externalities, and I was amused by the idea that some percentage of billboards (reflective of the incidence of problematic gambling) should feature Alive, Bob and Carol losing everything to their great despair, but with the same logo and typesetting choices as the positive advertising. More seriously, I think first amendment protections for commercial speech are too generous. Game theory tells us that perverse incentives will often win out, and while it's tempting to fall back on caveat emptor it's also a cop out. The reality is that the huge and increasing information asymmetry between organizations and individuals leads inevitably to inequitable outcomes; further, it's entirely predictable that by swamping the recipient of a contract with reading material they'll just go ahead and agree to it because it's not obvious that it will be worth the effort of analysis. I can't remember the last time I read a EULA, and I like reading contracts and legal documents. Free business idea: a fiduciary AI that parses contracts, simplifies contractual terms for maximum clarity, and rates contracts on their adherence to/deviation from industry norms.
- ap3 10y agoFor casinos make the odds of winning play a part in the adverts. 99.9% of the casino adds have to show people sad about losing - before we get 1 winning ad
- iandanforth 10y agoBillboards would be blood oaths guaranteed by the life of the firstborn of the CEO.
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- woogiewonka 10y agoYes.
- taneq 10y agoI love it. You have my vote!
- rbcgerard 10y agoThat is awesome!
- bluejekyll 10y agoActually, this seems like a reasonable court case could test the waters given the right circumstances. Basically, if your contact/agreement is not upfront about the downsides then those are nullified. Sadly, people might still decide to do it. Definitely seems like usury laws would apply.
- tehlike 10y agoI believe that is a bit of an oversimplification of the overall thing. Most of the legal agreements - customer/consumer usually lose because of the super vague and often-in-favor of the company providing the loan/service. I am not sure if you meant font size literally.
- jopsen 10y ago> I propose "the bigger the print, the stronger the statement". Therefore, if you make one claim in 24 point and then attempt to rescind or modify it in 8 point, the 24 is legally binding The EU has a ton of regulation like that.. For example you can't say "free" if it's associated with a subscription or other tricks. You must advertise the complete price if selling phones with binding subscription, etc.. IMO, there is still many shady business practices to kill. But the EU is doing a great job at this. --- Good luck in the US, maybe you should just start by targeting the payday loan industry... But not sure the current President is going to help Elizabeth Warren fix anything.
- warlox 10y agoTrue, the current President has made a significant amount of money from scams like Trump University.