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Fine Print Says Game Store Owns Your Soul
mr_sifter writes "UK games retailer GameStation revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of customers, thanks to a clause it secretly added to the online terms and conditions for its website. The 'Immortal Soul Clause' was added as part of an attempt to highlight how few customers read the terms and conditions of an online sale. GameStation claims that 88 percent of customers did not read the clause, which gives legal ownership of the customer's soul over to the UK-based games retailer. The remaining 12 percent of customers however did notice the clause and clicked the relevant opt-out box, netting themselves a £5 GBP gift voucher in the process."
My soul has been pissing me off.
I mean for real, stop whining - I know - I'm slowly killing you with violent video games - give it a rest already.
"unconscionable contract"
wouldn't this void all current contracts?
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- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Dear GameStation, I would like to inquire as to the price of my soul. ... and if you have a chance, could I have a quote on the soul of "1337gAm0r122" from your forums
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Best Regards,
Joe
"I'll throw in my sense of decency for an extra $5 - It's a Bart sales bonanza, everything must go!"
If they can find a way to collect it they can have it
I sold my soul to rock 'n roll a long time ago. Suckers!
"I'm not a quack, I'm a mad scientist! There's a difference." - Dr. Cockroach
If I agree to sell my soul, am I then liable to God for conversion?
Hardly. It's only unconscionable if it's unexpected by the signing party. Lets face it consumers expect to bend over in uncomfortable ways for telecom companies and software companies. It would almost be unconscionable for a contract to consist solely of "Here's the thing you bought, do what you like"
Maybe to feel younger again?
- Raynet --> .
Return to the foul, eldtritch depths from whence you came, Beast from Beyond! The stars are not yet aligned and your time has not yet come! Back! Back I say! No Slashdot User IDs for you!
Here's to hot beer, cold women, and Glaswegian kisses for all.
On the bright side, you don't need your soul to play lawyer.
Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks?...
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
This contract is not valid, the ritual to get a hold of a human soul is more complicated than a simple "click here". First and foremost, the contract must be signed with blood.
Two words: penis envy.
You forgot about the lawyers...
Actually, not true. My understanding of Christianity is that your soul belongs to you.
Cool, that means I can downloaded another soul through a torrent.
I've lost all my marbles except one & It's fun to test angular & centripetal acceleration in my skull
I always thought Wookies had detachable penii, and called them Ewoks
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FWIW, you can never have enough shoes, shoemaker or not.
You're saying this god is a woman?
Assorted stuff I do sometimes: Lemuria.org
Please learn proper logic before you attempt to spread hate under its name.
Afterwards, I suppose, you can do so.
Anyway, that isn't "internally consistent." The same meaningless jump could be said that Jehovah created souls BECAUSE he needs them. Depending on your usage of need. Plus, there are a billion other reasons to create things. You write code. Is it because you don't need code? Would you never have anyone gift you code?
This is some of the worst "logic" I've heard...well...since 5 minutes ago when I read another smug ignorant know-it-all use "logic" to "best" "religion in entirety"