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7,500 Online Shoppers Unknowingly Sold Their Souls

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retailer revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of online shoppers, thanks to a clause in the terms and conditions agreed to by online shoppers.



A computer game retailer revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of online shoppers, thanks to a clause in the terms and conditions agreed to by online shoppers.

The retailer, British firm GameStation, added the "immortal soul clause" to the contract signed before making any online purchases earlier this month. It states that customers grant the company the right to claim their soul.

"By placing an order via this Web site on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini, you agree to grant Us a non transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul. Should We wish to exercise this option, you agree to surrender your immortal soul, and any claim you may have on it, within 5 (five) working days of receiving written notification from gamesation.co.uk or one of its duly authorised minions."

GameStation's form also points out that "we reserve the right to serve such notice in 6 (six) foot high letters of fire, however we can accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by such an act. If you a) do not believe you have an immortal soul, b) have already given it to another party, or c) do not wish to grant Us such a license, please click the link below to nullify this sub-clause and proceed with your transaction."

The terms of service were updated on April Fool's Day as a gag, but the retailer did so to make a very real point: No one reads the online terms and conditions of shopping, and companies are free to insert whatever language they want into the documents.

While all shoppers during the test were given a simple tick box option to opt out, very few did this, which would have also rewarded them with a £5 voucher, according to news:lite. Due to the number of people who ticked the box, GameStation claims believes as many as 88 percent of people do not read the terms and conditions of a Web site before they make a purchase.

The company noted that it would not be enforcing the ownership rights, and planned to e-mail customers nullifying any claim on their soul.


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Added: Apr-15-2010 
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  • The very first time I bought a piece of software in '90s, I actually read the entirety of one of those agreements. After doing so, I realized it was largely meaningless to me and I haven't done it again since.

    The comic strip "Dilbert" did a send up on one of those agreements once. The title character bought some Microsoft software and didn't realize that in the user agreement he had consented to become a towel boy at Bill Gates' beach cabana. When Dilbert refused to do it, the comp More..

    Posted Apr-15-2010 By 
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    • Yeah. Here it is.

      http://www.mevis-research.de/~meyer/MISC/di/a.htm

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    • LOL

      Posted Apr-15-2010 By 
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    • You should have seen some of the agreements from the Commodore 64 days. "software" was a new thing. The entire concept caused a meltdown of the way creative rights, and the marketing of them were handled. Not to mention making a lot of lawyers rich, and business judges go home with headaches.

      The idea of a software "license" was unheard of then. Sometimes it was just a card that basically translated from tons of legal-eeze......"copy this material, and we will sue you More..

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    • And now Apple is absolutely KILLING the software market, unless you let them sell it for you on iTunes(TM), of course.

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    • You actually BOUGHT Commodore 64 software? I just thought you copied it from everybody else! Heh heh.
      *remembers fondly of those all-night copying parties*

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  • This explains the sudden drop in Soul Futures over the past few days. Goddamn speculators!

    Posted Apr-16-2010 By 
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  • the devil works in mysterious ways............................

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  • so, those who purchased the game should advertise they have their souls up for sale, and send the ads to this company. let the company take them to court and see how the government handles it. if the government upholds the clause, it would be admitting humans do indeed have souls. then, let them define a soul, it's purpose and use. that would make for interesting reading.

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  • Hilarious shit.

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  • They own 7500 mythical souls....

    Posted Apr-16-2010 By 
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  • They also have your address and CC#.....

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  • All I have to say is great job and great video. :¬)

    Posted May-25-2010 By 
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