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To: moovova
Seriously, if a player verbally states at the beginning of any party conversation that they do not consent to being recorded, how does any subsequent recording square with state law that makes it illegal to record?

Do you ever get those "updates" to user agreements with 50 pages of 8-point Calibri type? Clicking "OK" or "I Agree" or "Continue" often constitutes consent for this sort of thing. Often, it stipulates that the act of using the service constitutes consent. Will those all hold up in court? I don't know, but I know it would be expensive to find out, and any result would be years away.
11 posted on 10/16/2020 7:43:35 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Someone made one of those ‘click’ agreements and sent it to Microsoft a few years back. It states that by using the software Microsoft agreed to give them a big pile of money or something...

I believe it got tossed out - but I wonder if anyone here remembers that incident and has details? It might have set ‘precedent’ on how such click-agreements operate... such as only containing standard language and ‘common’ protections for both parties...

Because it was impossible for most people to read and comprehend the legalese in those click agreements.

I remember South Park did an episode about that once, and by clicking on it one of the south park kids ended up being the middle of a ‘human centipede’.

They wanted to put Lady Gaga at the end of the centipede, noting that she was the only one who did it voluntarily.


12 posted on 10/16/2020 7:51:55 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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