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Here in Illinois they have a specific law which makes violating ToS a criminal offense punishable by up to 5 years in prison. https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/
by kingcharles 5y ago
Here in Illinois they have a specific law which makes violating ToS a criminal offense punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=072000050K17-51 https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=0...
- goodpoint 5y agoThis means I could set up watchcutecatpictures.org with some fine print that prohibits watching more than 10 cats a day and call the cops on random people. What legal reasoning exists to give companies this kind of unchecked power?
- kingcharles 5y agoJust to make certain put a button that says "I agree" next to a link to the T+Cs. >According to the court, DeJohn's claim that he did not read those terms was >irrelevant because, absent fraud (which was not alleged), "failure to read a >contract is not a get out of jail free card." https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/publications/click-wrap-agreement-found-not-to-be-an-unenforceable-adhesion-contract-april-25-2003 https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/publications/click-wr...