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After Blogs Cry "Censorship," AT&T Says It Will Change Terms Of Service
After getting roundly whiplashed for having a clause in their Terms of Service that could be interpreted as meaning they reserved the right to terminate the service of any customer who criticized them, AT&T DSL reached out to several blogs today with the following commitment to change their ToS:
We are revising the terms of service to clarify our intent. The language in question will be revised to reflect AT&T's respect for our customers' right to express opinions and concerns over any matter they wish. And we will make clear that we do not terminate service because a customer expresses their opinion about AT&T.We'll reserve judgment until the pixels dry. As of now, their ToS is still the same.
AT&T Changes its 'Terms of Service' [GigaOM] (Thanks to David!)
AT&T tells me it will revise "damage our name" language in TOS [ZDnet]
PREVIOUSLY: AT&T Promises To Not Terminate Your Service For Criticizing Them
AT&T And Verizon Can Cancel Service Of Subscribers Who "Damage" Their "Reputation"
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carrier freedom
Is It Legal To Unlock The iPhone?
According to a Slate columnist, not only is it legal, but it's ethical and fun. (Fun?) "I did just throw down more than $400 for this little toy," he writes. "I'm no property-rights freak, but that iPhone is now my personal property, and that ought to stand for something." More »
terms of service
Verizon Specifies How You're Allowed To Link To Its Site
Harry Maugans discovered that Verizon thinks it can stipulate how you link to their website. More »
terms of service
Cingular Thinks It Can Sue You For Linking To Its Website
Cingular thinks it can determine who gets to link to their website, according to this snippet from their terms of service agreement. Somehow their lawyers operate under this misconception that they're in a position of being to grant, or revoke, the "right" to create a hypertextual link to their site. The likely intent is to try to set the stage so that then they could basically sue someone for linking to their website. More »
blogs
The Devil Is In The Fine Print
Viacom workers have to agree that Viacom owns anything they ever make in the "universe," in, "perpetuity." Use of the Yahoo! Toolbar expressly prohibits use of the technology to operate nuclear facilities. More »
paypal
PayPal Will Still Screw You, But Less Obtusely
Has PayPal shut your account down without warning? Have they charged your credit cards without permission? Have they never refunded your money for eBay items that you never received? All the while justifying their actions behind a cryptic, multi-page TOS agreement? More »
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