April 06, 2001
Web Site terms of service agreements
Web Site terms of service agreements
The ubiquitous, legalistic documents posted on every big site -- from Amazon to Yahoo -- are rarely read by anyone, yet they often grant sweeping rights to companies. Or do they? Legal experts say the soundness of such terms is shaky at best. They say that many of their clauses might stand up in court, but not without a fight. And the more "reaching" clauses, such as Microsoft's claim to own all your bits, would likely be thrown out entirely.
Posted by rshah at April 6, 2001 12:00 PM