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."

Comments

Make it readable

[Anonymous Coward]

If you want me to read it, make it readable.

1. NO legalese
2. One page maximum length

Putting a 30 page wall of text full of legalese and word games does NOT constitute a useful document. I'm paying for a product, not to play lawyer.

Re:Make it readable

[Vohar]

Funny thing about legal documents: It doesn't matter if you read them, understand them, whatever. Only that you sign them.

Good Riddance

[organgtool]

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

Already Gone

[MrTripps]

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