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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."

6 of 394 comments (clear)

  1. fp? by grasshoppa · · Score: -1, Troll

    fp? Wow

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  2. omg by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    my first fp!? :D!!!

    1. Re:omg by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      stupid 20 second bullshit. >:(

  3. Microsoft by Bill+Lurker · · Score: -1, Troll

    Can't wait to see the terms of my windows software to include all derivative rights belong to Microsoft.

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  4. A dup by any other name... by Mulletproof · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just curious... How is this story any different from any number of the stories Slashdot has featured entitled "Do you really read your EULA?"

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  5. Re:"clampdown on free speech" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Canada chose their side when they decided to support Saddam and oppose the USA. As far I'm concerned, we can just wait to pave Canada over and use it for parking.