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Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by streptomycin » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 2:07 PM UTC

dbaupp wrote: post #17

I don't understand why any one would do put any restriction on linking to their site. I can understand banning linking to certain sites from their site, but the other direction? It's a bit like paying for billboards and painting them and then covering them up. Can anyone explain why any party would think it is a good idea to have policies that will reduce the possibility of news sites/random blogs/whatever linking to…

If you get a spammy link farm to link to a website, Google will drop their rankings. So, some people do this to their competitors.

Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by wittjeff » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 2:18 PM UTC

There is no "I agree" button, no way to indicate consent. A reasonable person linking to the site might not even notice that these terms were in place, so they can't be binding.

Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by whoami22 » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 2:27 PM UTC

GOOGLE is linking to Saygent's website...

so Saygent is going to sue google???

Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by thechut » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 2:48 PM UTC

This is clearly to give them a defense against their competitors link farming them to SEO oblivion. But it seems so arrogant.

Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by smoyer » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 2:51 PM UTC

Just use bit.ly and let them deal with it.

Not that I believe for a minute that this would ever hold up in court. And how many people would go read the TOS before posting about the site if they found it interesting. I was on their site for about 30 seconds and didn't find it at all interesting (sorry).

Next addition to the TOS will prohibit standing next to their company's sign and pointing to it with your index finger.

Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by MrUnknown » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 2:59 PM UTC

Looks like it was removed, because I can't find it.

They still have something in there about damages for $100k, but that pertains to "using" the content of the site.

Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by dangrossman » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 3:10 PM UTC

whoami22 wrote: post #23

GOOGLE is linking to Saygent's website... so Saygent is going to sue google???

That's not how contracts work; just because you CAN sue someone doesn't mean you MUST. Nor does not enforcing against one party mean they can't against another.

Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by 10dpd » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 3:15 PM UTC

In a similar vein, I've heard of people claiming to charge per spam email received, is there any precedent of someone successfully claiming there?

Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by x1 » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 3:15 PM UTC

I'm not sure where to file this: Viral add campaign for Saygent or bored lawyers writing a TOS.

In either case, Saygent just won... oh I'll show YOU Saygent, I hope you like being on the front page of EVERYWHERE!

Re: Pay $100.000 if you link to Saygent's website

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Post by m_pagliazzi » Sat, Jun 16, 2012, 3:35 PM UTC

it is legal to say

"BY VIEWING, VISITING, USING, OR INTERACTING WITH WWW.SAYGENT.COM OR WITH ANY BANNER, POP-UP, OR ADVERTISING THAT APPEARS ON IT, YOU ARE AGREEING TO ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TERMS OF USE POLICY AND THE PRIVACY POLICY OF WWW.SAYGENT.COM."

am i forced to search for the tos every time i use a website or they must get my acceptance to the terms before viewing the site?