Have You Really Read Your ISP's TOS? 428
NewtonsLaw writes "XTRA, New Zealand's largest ISP is in the process of losing customers in droves after it announced its new Terms of Service which seek to claim rights over customers intellectual property (see the Slashdot discussion). Now, if that wasn't enough, Aardvark Daily reports that the ISP is also banning its users from saying bad things (anything 'detrimental to our reputation or to our brand') about it. I wonder how many slashdotters have actually read their own ISPs' terms of service in detail? Is this type of IP-grab and clampdown on free speech is unique to Xtra or is it slowly pervading the whole industry, right across the globe?" Read on for Xtra's amendments to the original IP-grab terms, though.
Reader THX1138 points out that "After the very recent story on Xtra (New Zealand's version of AOL) they changed the IP section to include 'Xtra does not claim ownership of any content or material you provide or make available through the Services. However...' at the start and 'in each case for the limited purposes for which you provided or made the Customer Materials available or to enable us and our suppliers to provide the Services.' at the end."
If they want to stake claim on my IP... (Score:5, Funny)
Nothing intellectual there, really
Re:working at an ISP (Score:1, Funny)
TOS (Score:5, Funny)
Re:giving up common carrier status (Score:1, Funny)
They get sent to Australia.
Re:"clampdown on free speech" (Score:5, Funny)
Thanks America, our benevolent overlord dictators of the world!
Re:giving up common carrier status (Score:5, Funny)
We believe in very harsh punishments for such things...I believe traditionally we just send them to Australia.
Jedidiah
Legality (Score:4, Funny)
Didn't read it (Score:3, Funny)
Re:My ISP's terms are very simple... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Of course it is. (Score:5, Funny)
(m) Scrolling. You agree not to cause the screen to "scroll" faster than other subscribers or users are able to type to it, or any action to a similar disruptive effect on or through the Access Service.
Usually I just skim through the TOS to find my unlimited download and upload limits and find crazy lines like the one above.
-dk
Re:"clampdown on free speech" (Score:4, Funny)
You write that as if its an insult.
Not all TOS/EULA/etc. are bad... (Score:5, Funny)
Like ones that come in text boxes that you can edit.
Such as the agreement with ATI I cheerfully clicked my agreement to. When I was done with it, it said "In appreciation for downloading this driver suite, ATI inc. will send me one (1) riding pony in good health and standing in the equine community."
They've since changed the format, but I still don't have my pony.
Re:giving up common carrier status (Score:5, Funny)
Re:giving up common carrier status (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Prestel was doing that in 1986 (Score:4, Funny)
Method of enforcement (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Hypocracy! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:"clampdown on free speech" (Score:4, Funny)
You're welcome.
Re:"clampdown on free speech" (Score:3, Funny)
you're just jealous because we get to call our country's leader "Mr Hegemon."