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Who is really reading a site's terms of service, or EULAs etc.? We mandate food companies to clearly label items with standardized, readable and compact informa
by UweSchmidt 7y ago
Who is really reading a site's terms of service, or EULAs etc.? We mandate food companies to clearly label items with standardized, readable and compact information, but software companies can confront users with text that could only ever be interpreted by bored lawyers. The idea that this could be 'binding', let alone leading to a 'crime', is silly to me.
- orthecreedence 7y ago> Who is really reading a site's terms of service, or EULAs etc.? I do. I make a point to take the first five to six hours of every working day reviewing the ToS for each website I'm projected to visit that day. I diff the text against known past versions and if there are significant enough changes to any particular ToS, I stop using that site until I can sit down in-person with my $550/hr lawyer (usually I only do this once or twice a week) and review the changes to make sure I'm clear of all liabilities for my projected use-cases. Once I get the go-ahead, I resume access to that website. Overall the process only takes on average 30 hours a week, and the costs are around $2000/week. It's worth it though, I wouldn't want to break any rules set by private land owners (whether virtual or not).
- vbezhenar 7y agoWill your lawyer be accountable if you would break some rule because of his error? Did you sign any papers about his accountability? Were those papers reviewed by independent lawyers?