Terms And Conditions Of Radiolinja Origo Oy's 3g Licence Have Been Amended

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Do webl0gs need Terms and Conditions?

Do webl0gs need Terms and Conditions? 03/06/2004 01:55 AM

So here's a thought - albeit a short and unconvincing one that hasn't really got much of my heart behind it - about the problem of weblog comment spammers. For those of you who are unaware of the phenomenon, basically it's pretty simple: if your site is linked to by a well linked-to site, then Google ranks you higher in search results. Therefore if you're someone with a desperate need to exploit the unhappy, unconfident or socially awkward by selling them Viagra or weight-loss drugs or 'the banned CD', the apparent best way to claw that little bit further up the greasy pole is to start posting specious comments on people's weblogs filled with links to your commercial sites.

Or at least that's the theory of the soulless evil self-interested wankers who undertake such activities. God knows if it works or not - certainly Google's algorithms aren't public. Moreover, there was a suggestion a while back that only links in which the link-text reflected something on the linked-to page would count for their weighting. So it might not work at all. Nonetheless, it continues and as it does so, each and every time, another weblog owner starts to feel more and more disillusioned with the web in which they operate and about the unscrupulousness of their fellow man. The perpetrators of this kind of spamming aren't committing crimes against humanity, but they're still basically scum. They're people who would spit in your face if you couldn't stop them and they could make a few cents out it.

There are a variety of 'solutions' to this kind of problem of course, with some being instituted in Typepad as we speak while others (like MT-Blacklist ) have been developed by third-party developers.

One possibility that occurs to me that's less technical in scope is a "Terms and Conditions"-style tick-box that you have to click when you post a comment. In the Terms and Conditions could be a statement that posting a comment constitutes an agreement that you will not link to any commercial sites whatsoever and that anyone who does so has basically entered into a tacit agreement to pay for whatever the length of time that link remains on the site at the rate of $100 a day (rounded up to the nearest day). You could then bill the sites concerned via their addresses in whois and take them to the small claims court if they didn't pay-up. I'm fairly sure this wouldn't work on the whole but it might put the wind up a few people and make them think twice about it. Has anyone got any other suggestions?

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Victory: Google Updates Terms and
Conditions

Victory: Google Updates Terms and
Conditions 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Google has updated their Terms and Conditions, removing the sentence that required no public statements be made about AdSense. However, they do add that people using Google trademarks should follow their Permission Guidelines, which seem a bit excessive. (All the other changes are pretty minor.) Thanks, Google!...

Changed terms and conditions for Google
AdSense

Changed terms and conditions for Google
AdSense 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
In response to some pressure from their customers and potential customers, Google has changed the terms and conditions for their AdSense program. I only took...

Photobl0gging/phonecambl0gging services:
watch the terms and conditions...

Photobl0gging/phonecambl0gging services:
watch the terms and conditions... 12/31/2003 05:00 PM
BoingBoing reader Cassandra Fleetwood asks:

Do you know of a site to post photos where one still retains ownership of their photos? I noticed this is not the case for Textamerica (see excerpt from their Terms and Conditions below).

From Textamerica Terms and Conditions
"12. All images and comments posted on Textamerica.com, regardless of the source or content, immediately shall become the exclusive property of Liberation Management LLC. By posting images and text on Textamerica.com, you are representing that you are the owner of such images/text and thereby assign to Liberation Management LLC any ownership interests you have in the images/text, including your copyrights. By posting images or comments on Textamerica.com, you further agree that Liberation Management LLC shall have the right to use your images/text for any purpose without compensation to you and shall not be responsible to you for unauthorized copying of the images/text."

Link, and thoughts / suggestions from other BoingBoing readers welcome via our submission form.

Update: fontaholic sez, "Fotki.com is great and they don't assume ownership of your images. Here's a snip from their privacy policy":

Fotki and FOTKI, INC. claim no ownership rights in the content you place on your Fotki albums. We will not use Member's images for marketing purposes or any other purposes without obtaining the Member's express permission.

Radiolinja picks Actix 3G solution

Radiolinja picks Actix 3G solution 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
DMeurope.com Apr 8 2004 6:41PM GMT

X Prize Competition Gets New Sponsor,
Amended Name

X Prize Competition Gets New Sponsor,
Amended Name 05/05/2004 09:18 PM

Amended Deal on Stadium Approved
(washingtonpost.com)

Amended Deal on Stadium Approved
(washingtonpost.com) 12/22/2004 01:21 AM
washingtonpost.com - The Washington Nationals secured a home yesterday when a divided D.C. Council narrowly approved legislation that allows baseball to return to the nation's capital after 33 years.

Adelphia files amended reorganization
plan

Adelphia files amended reorganization
plan 02/05/2005 10:05 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Feb 4, 11:59 pm GMT

Amended Deal on Stadium Approved
(washingtonpost.com)

Amended Deal on Stadium Approved
(washingtonpost.com) 12/24/2004 01:00 PM

Judge OKs United Amended Financing Plan
(AP)

Judge OKs United Amended Financing Plan
(AP) 08/20/2004 08:23 PM
AP - A federal bankruptcy judge approved United Airlines' amended financing plan Friday, rejecting union arguments that United didn't try hard enough to come up with an alternative that would continue company contributions to employee pension funds.

Google Confronts Gmail Privacy Furor in
Amended IPO Filing

Google Confronts Gmail Privacy Furor in
Amended IPO Filing 06/22/2004 01:09 AM
dmnews.com Jun 22 2004 5:14AM GMT

Imagis Receives Approval for Amended
Share Option Plan and Issues Further
Stock Options and Shares-f

Imagis Receives Approval for Amended
Share Option Plan and Issues Further
Stock Options and Shares-f 12/08/2003 01:05 PM
BC Technology Dec 8 2003 12:41PM ET

Getting better working conditions

Getting better working conditions 12/02/2002 01:17 PM

Setting the conditions

Setting the conditions 05/10/2004 05:33 PM

"Race conditions in security UI"

"Race conditions in security UI" 07/05/2004 03:02 AM

China places conditions on Britney tour

China places conditions on Britney tour 06/01/2004 12:22 PM

Swedish operators fail to meet 3G
conditions

Swedish operators fail to meet 3G
conditions 05/18/2004 04:44 PM
DMeurope.com May 18 2004 8:21PM GMT

China Places Conditions on Britney Tour
(AP)

China Places Conditions on Britney Tour
(AP) 06/01/2004 10:39 AM
AP - China to Britney: Come perform but leave the revealing outfits at home.

"NATO Sees No Iraq Role Unless Many
Conditions Met"

"NATO Sees No Iraq Role Unless Many
Conditions Met" 04/28/2004 08:46 AM

Hacker dies under mysterious conditions
in prison

Hacker dies under mysterious conditions
in prison 01/03/2004 08:21 AM

"Yahoo! Maps now display traffic
conditions"

"Yahoo! Maps now display traffic
conditions" 12/22/2004 01:31 AM

You cannot have credible elections if
the security conditions continue as they
are now

You cannot have credible elections if
the security conditions continue as they
are now 09/17/2004 12:58 AM
LINK TO INTERVIEW TEXT .. dragged out of him

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3661640.stm
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Improved Inlet Flow Conditions For Your
Pumping System

Improved Inlet Flow Conditions For Your
Pumping System 06/01/2004 02:26 AM
The patented “J’ Model Inlet Stabilizer was designed specifically for the inlet side of all pumps and drastically improves inlet flow conditions, insuring adequate flow into the pump and extending the service life of all inlet system components. [PRWEB Jun 1, 2004]

Iraq's Sadr Drops Conditions for Talks
with U.S. (Reuters)

Iraq's Sadr Drops Conditions for Talks
with U.S. (Reuters) 04/14/2004 10:26 AM
Reuters - Iraq's radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has dropped his conditions for entering into negotiations with U.S. authorities who have vowed to kill or capture him, his spokesman said Wednesday.

Apple's new DRM reneges on your purchase
conditions, picks your pocket

Apple's new DRM reneges on your purchase
conditions, picks your pocket 04/30/2004 03:37 AM
The new iTunes has stricter DRM than the last version, limiting the number of times you can burn your playlists to seven (it used to be ten), and detecting and blocking similar playlists. Jason Schultz has some good ranty analysis about what this means:

So after one year and 70 million songs, $0.99 now buys you less rather than more -- seven hard burns instead of ten soft ones. What will Apple "allow" us to do with the music we "buy" next year? three burns? one? zero?

And what about the songs you've already bought? Don't we get to keep the rights we had before the change?

Well, Apple has conveniently reserved its rights to make changes -- unilaterially -- to its DRM and your ability to make fair use via its Terms of Service and Terms of Sale pretty much anytime it pleases, without even having to give you notice.

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Yahoo maps offer live U.S. traffic
conditions

Yahoo maps offer live U.S. traffic
conditions 12/19/2004 03:37 PM

Oasis Semi withdraws IPO, cites market
conditions

Oasis Semi withdraws IPO, cites market
conditions 12/19/2004 03:03 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 18 2004 1:00AM GMT

CAFOD report: dire working conditions in
computer production

CAFOD report: dire working conditions in
computer production 01/27/2004 10:23 AM
No Sweat Jan 27 2004 2:28PM GMT

RX250305 - OpenMosixView : Multiple Race
conditions - advisory and exploit

RX250305 - OpenMosixView : Multiple Race
conditions - advisory and exploit 03/25/2005 03:00 PM
rexolab (Mar 24 2005)

Conditions in Ohio Point to Kerry, but
Bush Runs Strong

Conditions in Ohio Point to Kerry, but
Bush Runs Strong 09/12/2004 09:05 AM
Everything seemed to be in place for a powerful run by John Kerry in Ohio after Labor Day. Yet polls suggest that Mr. Kerry has actually lost ground.

After a long hybernation, computer
storage looks to be awake and ready to
move in 2004. Business conditions se

After a long hybernation, computer
storage looks to be awake and ready to
move in 2004. Business conditions se 01/02/2004 02:27 PM
Zacks.com Jan 2 2004 1:28PM ET

ViagenX Introduces VANGUARD Tissue
Collection Kits for Sampling Under Field
and Laboratory Conditions

ViagenX Introduces VANGUARD Tissue
Collection Kits for Sampling Under Field
and Laboratory Conditions 08/14/2004 02:36 AM
Use VANGUARD to help overcome the challenges of sampling under field conditions or in a laboratory environment. VANGUARD is designed to collect tissues samples, and preserve the RNA contained within the tissue for downstream analyses. [PRWEB Aug 14, 2004]

Finnish CC Licence

Finnish CC Licence 05/27/2004 11:05 AM
Finland is the third country after the US and Japan to go ahead with their fully-fledged CC licences. After several months of legal deliberation the Finnish project lead Herkko Hietanen felt able to clear the licence draft and present it to the Finnish public last Monday, thus marking a major milestone in the development of iCommons. The Finns are widely seen as one of the technologically most advanced countries in Europe.

UK 3G Licence Holder May Sue

UK 3G Licence Holder May Sue 12/17/2004 06:43 PM
3G Dec 17 2004 9:59AM GMT

JTB Plans To Bid For 3G Licence

JTB Plans To Bid For 3G Licence 12/11/2003 12:32 AM
BruDirect Dec 10 2003 11:48PM ET

A Licence To Print Money

A Licence To Print Money 04/28/2004 01:45 AM
There are signs, if you look closely enough, that the Windows licensing engine is starting to make Microsoft a bit, well, sclerotic. By Charles Arthur, Independent (via MyAppleMenu)

Licence fees and GDP per capita

Licence fees and GDP per capita 12/06/2003 12:25 AM
Rishab writes: I've prepared a table comparing the $560 cost of a single windows + office licence to GDP/capita for 176 countries and some geographical aggregates. In India, GDP/capita is $462 so the licence cost of windows is 14.5 months of average income, translated into US terms that's $42725. Not surprisingly, the higher this effective cost, the higher the BSA-estimated piracy rate. Read all about it....

Sun moots GPL licence for Solaris

Sun moots GPL licence for Solaris 05/04/2004 09:29 AM
Computer Weekly May 4 2004 2:06PM GMT

OSI takes on licence proliferation

OSI takes on licence proliferation 04/07/2005 09:35 PM
vnunet.com Apr 8 2005 1:16AM GMT
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