I think terms of service are fucking joke, just like South Park helped highlight in their episode about Kyle signing up for iTunes and blindly accepting the Terms of Service. Well I think that these Terms of Service means jack shit for a very very simple reason. I will demonstrate using simple logic:
Do you agree to the Terms of Service?
If I say "no" I cannot continue
If I say "yes" I can continue
Real world example A:
Florida International University asks their paying students to agree to a Terms of Service when registering and paying for classes using their piece of shit People Soft system that works sometimes. Why is this this absurd? I cannot continue going to classes or graduate unless I agree, SO WHY THE FUCK WOULD I BOTHER READING THE TERMS OF SERVICE? FIU doesn't give their students a fucking choice in the matter. Who gives a shit what you fucking Terms of Service says, I need to agree in order to continue going to school.
Real world example B:
In order to install Windows you must agree to the user agreement. Again, why the hell would I bother reading the stupid ass agreements, I need to install my operating system, that I paid for. Do you really think I give a flying fuck what is in the agreement.
Yes people are absolutely 100% responsible for what they didn't read, because ignorance doesn't stand up in the court of law, but at the same time why is it okay for companies to make a EULA or Terms of Service a billion miles long? Not to mention the shit is confusing sometimes, not always, but there are Terms of Service that are really confusing to read and ambiguous. The most important fact here is that sometimes there is no goddamn choice, so why ask in the first place? REALISTICALLY there is no choice. Saying no to the FIU agreement is not a choice for 99% of students.
User agreements suck.
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