Be careful what you write

It's not as the contract was void through the company themselves for failing to fulfil its obligations.
 
In a bid to prove that very few people actually read them, in 2010 GameStation.com - a UK-based games retailer - added an "immortal soul clause" to their T&Cs.

The website claimed 88% of customers hadn't read the clause, which gave the company legal ownership of their customer's soul.
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Brilliant :D

About the main story though, it's ridiculous, how is it any different to blackmail or other dodgy practices, what this is essentially saying is that you will not say anything negative about KlearGear.com or else they will fine you and damage your credit record?

E: As above I guess, they didn't fulfil the contract the buyer signed up to by providing the product in the time advertised, much like how you can cancel a broadband contract today if you're not getting the service quality you're paying for (did that with Sky a few years ago).
 
majnu said:
do ocuk publish bad reviews? But I guess what that firm did is a step too far imo, fined for voicing your experience is absurd.
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There are a few 1 star out of 5 reviews on OcUK, if you look for them :p

They are quite honest providing it's legit feedback.
 
I doubt this would stand up in a court, especially in the EU who have already said that law takes precident over any T&C's

The most important question for me is why KlearGear.com were able to contact a credit agency and get them black marked so easily, given that they'd basically pulled the $3500 out of their rectums.
 
mmj_uk said:
I doubt this would stand up in a court, especially in the EU who have already said that law takes precident over any T&C's
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Probably wouldn't stand up in a US either as the company are trying to prevent the couple's right to freedom of speech under the First Amendment. It also looks like blackmail.
 
Cosimo said:
Probably wouldn't stand up in a US either as the company are trying to prevent the couple's right to freedom of speech under the First Amendment. It also looks like blackmail.
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Agreed. If it was me I'd take KlearGear to court. The constitution alone should be grounds for a win and a pay out.
 
In the UK this is against certain laws, but for the life of me I can not remember what they're called. I'm pretty sure it's got the word 'press' in them, anyone care to help me? :D
 
8 pages could be re-written to a concise 1 page's worth, otherwise it's TL;DR. Life's too short. Forum rules, like on OcUK, are just about right in terms of length, as they usually fill up 1 page / 1 post, then a bit extra for the MM.
 
There is at least one add-on developer on the UK train simming scene who has threatened to sue web sites where comments have been less than favourable about the products. One of those sites has banned discussion of said person's products and the boards are now full of disclaimers that posters are responsible for what they say (about anything) and not the webmaster or their associates.

So it does happen but whether the company would get very far in law is another matter.
 
Reminds me of candlepowerforum and their infamous bent moderators,
if you say anything negative about one of their sponsors torches you quickly find yourself banned, or if you dare talk positively about torches other than one of their sponsors, banned again :rolleyes:
How those ****** can look themselves in the mirror is beyond me.
 
bitslice said:
Reminds me of candlepowerforum and their infamous bent moderators,
if you say anything negative about one of their sponsors torches you quickly find yourself banned, or if you dare talk positively about torches other than one of their sponsors, banned again :rolleyes:
How those ****** can look themselves in the mirror is beyond me.
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Am I the only one that just googled candlepowerforum?

1. Buy torch
2. Increase voltage
3. ???
4. Profit!
 
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