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Fine Print Says Game Store Owns Your Soul

Posted by samzenpus on from the anything-to-beat-this-level dept.

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."

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  1. No I read it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    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.

  2. OSR (Obligatory Simpson's Reference) by bradgoodman · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I'll throw in my sense of decency for an extra $5 - It's a Bart sales bonanza, everything must go!"

  3. Good Riddance by organgtool · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they can find a way to collect it they can have it

  4. Already Gone by MrTripps · · Score: 5, Funny

    I sold my soul to rock 'n roll a long time ago. Suckers!

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  5. Back! Back, you 4-digiter! by Xaedalus · · Score: 3, Funny

    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!

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    1. Re:Back! Back, you 4-digiter! by spun · · Score: 4, Funny

      AAAHhhhhhhhaaargh! Curse ye, I am foiled! I shall return to The Basement until my powers grow. You've not heard the last of me! *POOF* Cough, cough damn it, the package said these smoke bombs were non toxic.

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  6. Re:Legally owns.... by MightyMartian · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's going to be one interesting court case, especially when the time for evidence comes.

    Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks?...

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  7. Re:Legally owns.... by mr_mischief · · Score: 3, Funny

    Two words: penis envy.

  8. Re:Legally owns.... by OolimPhon · · Score: 3, Funny

    You forgot about the lawyers...

  9. Re:Legally owns.... by BitZtream · · Score: 3, Funny

    I always thought Wookies had detachable penii, and called them Ewoks

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  10. Re:Legally owns.... by Tom · · Score: 4, Funny

    FWIW, you can never have enough shoes, shoemaker or not.

    You're saying this god is a woman?

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