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What if they find out that you just linked to a "deep-link?" Seriously though, is it made unenforceable when the usage by both parties (linkedin and users) actually encourage this? (Share this on facebook!) It sounds like a "catch-all" "don't like you" clause.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/07/weevs-case-flawed-begi... At least one person has been imprisoned for exactly that.
As a non-technical person from a completely different industry, my take on TOS is this: I don't care. Why would anyone care? Is it a legal binding contract between me and the comany? No. It might be taken into account if we go into court, but if they have it in their TOS that I bought an elephant from them - it will not hold. If they grant me any rights in their TOS - do I trust them? No. I would never keep data in t…
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> Is it a legal binding contract between me and the comany? No. In the U.S., Web site terms of service / terms of use can indeed be a legal, binding contract: + If you click on "I agree" or something like it, then it's very likely to be binding, as more than one user has discovered to his chagrin. [1] + If you continue to use the Web site, and the site has a sufficiently-prominent notice that terms apply, then those…
The key here is to have a few drinks before clicking 'I Agree.' Contracts you enter into under the influence aren't valid.
Indeed. I am a lawyer, and this is legal advice.
This inspired me to look for HN's ToS. As far as I can find, it is "When you click on a link, our server will send you the corresponding page." http://www.ycombinator.com/legal/ Really? That's it?
What more do you want? Licensing for the content of the post? ToS for webscraping? Privacy policy?