November 2017 Archives

Sun Nov 12 20:50:49 CET 2017

Community Service Clause

As part of an experiment, Purple (a WiFi hotspot provider) added the following to their terms and conditions, to which over 22,000 people agreed:

The user may be required, at Purpleā€™s discretion, to carry out 1,000 hours of community service. This may include the following:

  • Cleansing local parks of animal waste
  • Providing hugs to stray cats and dogs
  • Manually relieving sewer blockages
  • Cleaning portable lavatories at local festivals and events
  • Painting snail shells to brighten up their existence
  • Scraping chewing gum off the streets

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Thu Nov 2 11:42:51 CET 2017

Legal entities

From the Starcraft II AI and machine learning license:

Legal entities other than natural persons are authorized to use the Software.

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