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Enforcement Methods

Harlequin Salome
Honor Above All.
Join date: 9 Jul 2005
Posts: 55
11-20-2005 12:30
I've been watching issues on the boards, and in game, and as a minor in political science with a focus on conflict and negotiation, I've been pondering a few things.
Specifically the thread on inworld enforcement made me wonder, can someone voluntarily waive their TOS rights?

Stick with me here, i'm just idly wondering.

If I had a product, and handed it to someone else to script, and we had an agreement that stated "If I use or sell this product as my own, I waive my right to the TOS and open myself to attacks from the other party or their associates" or something (Please pardon the wording, I'm no good at legaleese).... is that okay?

Its a bit of rough justice, to be sure, but that sadly seems to be the only thing that has an effect since most people lack honor and honesty in my experiences.
And since there is no such thing as government or police in SL, which is good, seems to me that an older form of direct action is the way to make sure things get done.
But perhaps that is a bit of a Mafia-esq approach. I dunno. Thoughts/opinions/people who can tell me that this isn't even possible?

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Frank Lardner
Cultural Explorer
Join date: 30 Sep 2005
Posts: 409
Waiver
11-20-2005 12:39
Waiver of certain "civil" rights is sometimes unenforceable in Real Life. I doubt the waiver you speak of is going to be binding on LL, which is the principal party in interest in the TOS.

The other challenge here is how would you prove (and to whom) that you had in fact waived the rights, knowing what you were doing.

Until we develop a standard of confirmed instruments (see Notabene project) even that evidence is problematic.

Our new group, Law Society of SL, is going to focus on issues of methods of contract enforcement through private law. Once we have 20+ members, we expect to have a private forum to discuss these items, and will probably bump up the initial join fee.

Frank
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