Sippey reads the terms of service for
Sippey reads the terms of service for the Verisign SiteFinder “service”. Surprise! They’re draconian!
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JamesSep 19, 2003 at 3:31PM
Draconian, yes. But enforceable, no. See this piece at LawMeme for details, but in brief, precisely because one typically "uses" SiteFinder by making a mistake while typing, it's exceedingly unlikely that a court would treat the terms of service as a binding contract.
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