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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>While not restricted to online websites I’m
wondering if some of the people on this list running <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> based ITSP’s could be
affected by this court case.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Regards,</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Dean Collins<br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Cognation Inc<br>
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><a
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w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>New
York</span></font></st1:place></st1:State></ns0:place></ns0:State><font
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<U1:DIAL u1:st="on">+61-2-9016-5642</U1:DIAL> (</span></span><U1:CITY u3:st="on"><U1:PLACE u3:st="on"></font><ns0:City
w:insAuthor="Dean Collins" w:insDate="2009-04-20T10:49:00Z"
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w:endInsAuthor="Dean Collins" w:endInsDate="2009-04-20T10:49:00Z"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>Sydney</span></font></st1:place></st1:City></ns0:place></ns0:City></ns0:place></ns0:City><font
color=black><span style='color:black'></U1:PLACE></U1:CITY> in-dial).<br>
+44-20-3129-6001 (</span></font><ns0:City w:insAuthor="Dean Collins"
w:insDate="2009-04-20T10:49:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Dean Collins"
w:endInsDate="2009-04-20T10:49:00Z"><ns0:place w:insAuthor="Dean Collins"
w:insDate="2009-04-20T10:49:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="Dean Collins"
w:endInsDate="2009-04-20T10:49:00Z"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>London</span></font></st1:place></st1:City></ns0:place></ns0:City><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> in-dial).</span></font></span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Dean Collins <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 20, 2009 10:45
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> "illusory"
terms of service</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>First posted at: </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/illusory-terms-of-service.html">http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/illusory-terms-of-service.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#CCCCCC'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h3>
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font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<h3><b><font size=4 color="#cccccc" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#CCCCCC'><a
href="http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/illusory-terms-of-service.html">"Illusory"
terms of service</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Wow I’m not sure how many people
caught this or understood the ramifications of it.<br searchIndex=47 mk_i=47
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I’m trying to do some additional research to find out what this means but
this ruling at </span></font><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=104357"
searchIndex=50 mk_i=50 inner=MediaPostcom>MediaPost.com</a></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> this morning caught my eye.<br
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</span></font><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><em searchIndex=56
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inner="LynndeterminedthatBlockbusterscontractwithuserswasillusorybecausetheagreementsaidthatmovierentalstorecouldchangethetermsandconditionsatanytimeABlockbusterspokespersondeclinedtocommentonthecaseorstatewhetherthecompanywillappeal"><span
searchIndex=57 mk_i=57 inner="LynndeterminedthatBlockbusterscontractwithuserswasillusorybecausetheagreementsaidthatmovierentalstorecouldchangethetermsandconditionsatanytimeABlockbusterspokespersondeclinedtocommentonthecaseorstatewhetherthecompanywillappeal"><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Lynn</span></font></i></em></st1:place></st1:City><em><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'> determined that Blockbuster's contract with users was
"illusory" because the agreement said that movie rental store could
change the terms and conditions at any time.</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><br
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<em><i><font face="Times New Roman">A Blockbuster spokesperson declined to
comment on the case or state whether the company will appeal. </font></i></em></span></span></font></i><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><br searchIndex=61 mk_i=61 inner>
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</span></font><em searchIndex=63 mk_i=63
inner="ThedecisionisablowtoBlockbusterbecauseindividualconsumerswouldhavehadadifficulttimebringingcasesonebyoneagainstthecompanyButthedecisionpavesthewayforattorneystoarguethatallconsumersaffectedbyBlockbustersparticipationinBeaconshouldbeabletoproceedasaclass"><span
searchIndex=64 mk_i=64 inner="ThedecisionisablowtoBlockbusterbecauseindividualconsumerswouldhavehadadifficulttimebringingcasesonebyoneagainstthecompanyButthedecisionpavesthewayforattorneystoarguethatallconsumersaffectedbyBlockbustersparticipationinBeaconshouldbeabletoproceedasaclass"><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>The decision is a blow to Blockbuster because individual consumers
would have had a difficult time bringing cases one-by-one against the company.
But the decision paves the way for attorneys to argue that all consumers
affected by Blockbuster's participation in Beacon should be able to proceed as
a class. </span></span></font></i></em><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><br searchIndex=66 mk_i=66 inner>
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</span></font><em searchIndex=68 mk_i=68
inner="InternetlawexpertVenkatBalasubramanisaidLynnsdecisioninvalidatingBlockbustersuseragreementwaspotentiallyfarreachingbecausemanyWebcompaniesreservetherighttomakechangestotheirtermsofserviceItseemsbroadandcouldhaveimpactonthetermsofserviceusedbyalotofdifferentcompanieshesaid"><span
searchIndex=69 mk_i=69 inner="InternetlawexpertVenkatBalasubramanisaidLynnsdecisioninvalidatingBlockbustersuseragreementwaspotentiallyfarreachingbecausemanyWebcompaniesreservetherighttomakechangestotheirtermsofserviceItseemsbroadandcouldhaveimpactonthetermsofserviceusedbyalotofdifferentcompanieshesaid"><i><font
size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Internet law expert Venkat Balasubramani said <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Lynn</st1:place></st1:City>'s decision invalidating Blockbuster's
user agreement was potentially far-reaching because many Web companies reserve
the right to make changes to their terms of service. "It seems broad and
could have impact on the terms of service used by a lot of different
companies," he said.</span></font></i></em><i><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic'><br searchIndex=71
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I’m fairly sure this has to be appealed as couldn’t this throw a
lot of User Agreements out the window? (I know it would affect my agreement at </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.livebaseballchat.com/"
searchIndex=75 mk_i=75 inner=wwwLiveBaseballChatcom>www.LiveBaseballChat.com</a></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> out the window).<br searchIndex=78
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Any thoughts about how this affects your business? Post below.<br
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Regards,</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Dean Collins<br>
</span></font><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Cognation Inc<br>
</span></font><a href="mailto:dean@cognation.net"
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