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The notion that I am bound by whatever legalese someone happens to put on their publicly accessible website is absurd in the extreme; I am not the one checking
by ataggart 14y ago
The notion that I am bound by whatever legalese someone happens to put on their publicly accessible website is absurd in the extreme; I am not the one checking the box to submit a post. CL is perfectly able to restrict read-access to those who agree to the terms, e.g., by requiring registration. That they choose not to is their choice, and the state should not be used as a substitute bludgeon whenever they dislike the unintended consequences.
Furthermore, the publicly-accessible data isn't being copied, it's being consumed. I may consume the data to find an apartment. Someone might consume the data to calculate the average market prices in a city. Padmapper consumes the data to generate locations on a map.
- res0nat0r 14y agoThis makes no sense. You agree to the TOS when you post information to CL, not when you are just browsing for listings; that submitted information is what is bound by the TOS above. Also if you aren't the one checking the agree box, who is? From what you've written above it sounds like you believe any contract between two parties is absurd in the extreme.
- ceejayoz 14y ago> The notion that I am bound by whatever legalese someone happens to put on their publicly accessible website is absurd in the extreme. Well, if nothing else, the submitting users' copyright applies. CL has a license to use it however they like, you don't.