A Promise Falls in the Forest

A Promise Falls in the Forest
Mark Rasch, 2004-07-26

A federal court recently ruled that website privacy policies aren't binding, because nobody reads them. The implications are far reaching for contract law and the Internet.

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Shrink wrapped and click through agreements challenged? 2004-07-26
John the Kiwi (1 replies)

Shrink wrapped and click through agreements challenged? 2004-07-27
Y (1 replies)

Shrink wrapped and click through agreements challenged? 2004-08-03
Anonymous

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Anonymous- Your Not Data-mining Me! (1 replies)

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Anonymous Amateur

Looks Like a Duck, Smells Like a Duck...it's a Pineapple 2004-07-26
Dave

A Promise Falls in the Forest 2004-07-26
Anonymous (1 replies)

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Anonymous

Time for an appeal ! 2004-07-27
Daniel Convissor

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Anonymous

Rogue state 2004-07-28
Louis Bertrand

So you could apply the same to an EULA 2004-07-28
Anonymous

If the consumer tried to use this reasoning in conjunction with the violation of a software EULA they would be held financially and criminally resonsible. Have you read every ELUA for every piece of software you installed, what about the software that Dell installed for you?

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A Promise Falls in the Forest 2004-07-28
Anonymous

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L. Kelly

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Anonymous

Won't this also apply to the disclaimer? 2004-07-29
Anonymous (1 replies)

Won't this also apply to the disclaimer? 2004-07-30
Anonymous

Won't this also apply to the disclaimer? 2004-07-29
Anonymous

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Anonymous

Will not apply to EULA 2004-07-31
-bildr

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Steerpike

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