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> Setup a Facebook account for your grandparents who never click agree. Are they then bound by the TOS? My guess is that a court would ask: Can you reasonably
by dctoedt 12y ago
> Setup a Facebook account for your grandparents who never click agree. Are they then bound by the TOS?
My guess is that a court would ask: Can you reasonably be said to be the "agent" [1] for your grandparents --- that is, would a reasonable person, taking an objective look at the facts, conclude that your grandparents had authorized you to make binding agreements on their behalf --- for the kinds of transactions specified in the TOS?
If that's the question, then:
-- You probably are your grandparents' agent when it comes to agreeing, on their behalf, to the "customary" terms in TOS, such as (for example) a statement that the Web site owner owns all content;
-- You probably are not your grandparents' agent for purposes of agreeing to pay a $10K annual fee, and therefore they wouldn't be bound. (You might be bound, though ....)
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_agency http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_agency
- cmdrfred 12y agoI'll use logmein or vnc on anyones machine and of my own accord click "I agree" for them for a small fee.
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- yourad_io 12y agoAnd under what terms do you provide that service? :)
- drdaeman 12y agoI had read, someone had made their parrot click the confirmation button. Or maybe it was a cat. I don't really remember the details.