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There's no such thing as "too literally" in a legally binding contract, which is intended to be used anywhere on the world. All it takes is one open-minded judg
by jahewson 14y ago
There's no such thing as "too literally" in a legally binding contract, which is intended to be used anywhere on the world. All it takes is one open-minded judge. Sure it's 99.9% subjective, but why take a chance? What happens if it's used by a company that openly labels itself as evil? Not so subjective anymore...
Crockford's act of granting special licenses to companies who may have evil-doing clients is a strong indicator that the clause is not a joke, that in practice it is taken seriously. A court would take this into account.
The real problem with this stupid joke is that it requires a trip to court to invalidate it. Thanks Douglas!
- alexjarvis 14y agoI agree with you wholeheartedly, but you could argue that by granting it to some 'evil' clients, that he is invalidating his statement, proving that it is just a joke, and just laughing at everyone that asks for a special licence. Furthermore, has Douglas any intention to take someone to court over this? I don't know much about him, but I highly doubt it.
- saraid216 14y ago> The real problem with this stupid joke is that it requires a trip to court to invalidate it. I find myself strangely okay with the idea of requiring people to walk into a courtroom and admit that they intend to enact or permit evil.
- alexjarvis 14y agoI would also quite like to see this happen.
- andreasvc 14y agoUhm it's more typical in a court to accuse or deny. And invalidation would prove the whole thing a waste of time anyway.