Text 7765, 57 rader
Skriven 2005-03-22 08:53:36 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
   Kommentar till text 7737 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: FidoNews 22:12 [02/06]: General Articles
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Hello Michiel!

22 Mar 05 09:09, you wrote to me:

 FR>>> with US law is a violation of the law of one's own country.

 RC>> Since the first hop in the DNS resolution process is on a US
 RC>> based service?

 MV> So? Does Ford motor company require that customers in Europe adhere to
 MV> US law?

Not a adequate analogy.

Fords exports to your continent also have to meet the specifications of
Euro-law, depending on the country.

 RC>> However you in your eloquently worded protest, omit the fact
 RC>> that when Bjorn signed up for this service, he had to agree to
 RC>> the AUP/TOS and that usually entails some fine print confirmed
 RC>> by a sign up/submit button on their web site, so isnt Bjorn
 RC>> somewhat at fault for not reading them?

 MV> C'mon Ross, nobody reads those acceptance statements. Most of it does
 MV> not apply anyway and for the real fine print you need the assistance
 MV> of a laywer. What is a the point of engaging in a free service if you
 MV> need a EUR 150/hour lawyer to read the fine print?

Ignorance or what everyone else does is no excuse.

 FR>>> of grace with DNS. They can cut you off without notice and so it
 FR>>> seems, without any possibility of an appeal.

 RC>> Bjorn can also have a web site hosted on his behalf. I have
 RC>> easternstar.info hosted for $30/yr.

 MV> And whoever hosts it, they don't ave fine print?

Of course they do, but if you all are more liberal, use a European based
service.

 RC>> I know individual responsibility is not a requirement to be a
 RC>> European,

 MV> Eh? Where do you get that idea?

The AUP/TOS was put in front of him, he chose not to read it, just because
others dont read them, does not relieve Bjorn from any consequences.

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Ross
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