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Is there any example of a court case where they ruled that users are bound to those types of terms when they didn't explicitly opt in? Can I really set up a blo
by BeetleB 3y ago
Is there any example of a court case where they ruled that users are bound to those types of terms when they didn't explicitly opt in? Can I really set up a blog, put an obscure Terms of Service link somewhere, and legally obligate anyone who reads a single blog post to follow those terms - even if they never clicked the link?
I somewhat doubt it.
- acdha 3y agoThere have been a number of cases holding that it’s not criminal as long as you aren’t knowingly impacting service to others (e.g. Oracle v. Rimini). Similarly, I can’t put in a “you owe me one million dollars” clause and expect to collect unless I can prove that you knew about it and agreed. That’s not what’s being argued here, though: YouTube isn’t taking people to court, they’re just enforcing their terms better. Some people don’t like that and are trying to invent some legal right to continue accessing that content, but that simply doesn’t exist.