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Have You Really Read Your ISP's TOS?

Posted by timothy on from the haven't-read-mine-that's-for-sure dept.

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."

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  1. If they want to stake claim on my IP... by jazir1979 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...they can have my slashdot posts!

    Nothing intellectual there, really :p

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  2. TOS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I haven't read my TOS yet, but I can tell you that my ISP is a total piece of sh

  3. Re:"clampdown on free speech" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Around the time that America decided that you should all be free. For their version of free, of course.

    Thanks America, our benevolent overlord dictators of the world!

  4. Re:giving up common carrier status by Coryoth · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...if terrorist sites or kiddie porn appear on their network, their CEO and board of directors will be habeas corpused off to Cuba? Or whatever the equivalent thing that New Zealand does to people they don't like.

    We believe in very harsh punishments for such things...I believe traditionally we just send them to Australia.

    Jedidiah

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  5. Not all TOS/EULA/etc. are bad... by ottffssent · · Score: 5, Funny

    In fact, some I'm downright thrilled with.

    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.

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  6. Re:giving up common carrier status by davisk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, that must be a harsh punishment indeed, depriving them of their sheep.