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Is that a serious question? Government has many special powers. Government can issue new laws. Government can put you in jail. Government can legally spy on yo
by kjksf 16y ago
Is that a serious question?
Government has many special powers. Government can issue new laws. Government can put you in jail. Government can legally spy on you as long as they have a warrant.
The accountability should be proportional to acts.
If you want to execute someone, you better hold a fair trial and provide ample proof of wrongdoing.
If you create a straightforward agreement where only use of your non-essential service is at stake, you don't need accountability at all. It says right there that the agreement can be voided at any time by any party for any reason.
The size of Google has nothing to do with it. They are using the same legal framework as everyone else, big or small. If you were running a 2-person startup offering a service over internet you would be a fool to not include similar clause in your agreement with the exact same amount of accountability.
If you don't like that such agreements allow Google to act that way, that's fine, but accept that if you eliminate this possibility for Google, you eliminate it for every other business, small or big, internet-based or not and that would not be a good.
We don't want laws that treat big or small companies differently in cases like this (regardless of which one would be favored).
- anigbrowl 16y agoI think you ought to look into modern antitrust policy (as influenced by the U of Chicago). Google has something close to a monopsony for online video; between this and their perma-ban approach, many would argue their contract terms create an unfair restraint of trade.