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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."

4 of 262 comments (clear)

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

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

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

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

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  3. 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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    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
  4. 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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