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Originally Posted by gideongallery
tell that to eharmony
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php...s&article=1886
eharmony lost this case even though they proved they excluded gays because the cost of comming up with the 29 points of compatibility test for the demographic was not cost effective (they would spend more on the research then they would recoup by sellinf the service)
you can not tos away your legal responsibilities
try putting a clause in your contract that you won't pay hahahahahahas
and see how fast you get sued
such an action would violate privacy laws, rights to due process, etc. |
Discriminating against race, religion, country of origin, etc, is illigal in almost every state and county. That's a totally different thing.
All this requires is the ISP to change their TOS. Nobody has a legal right to be granted internet access. It's a private contract between a company and an individual.
The same way nobody has a legal right to cable television. If comcast decides they don't like you as a customer, they can tell you to fuck off for whatever reason as long as the policy is consistent among all customers. Suspected file shareres are not a protected group like race, religion, or sexual orientation.
All this legal talk is silly and pointless. Companies put all kinds of stuff in their TOS and this 100% with what is in line with what companies already do.
For those arguing against it, check your credit card contracts and pretty much any other contract you have and it will say they can deny you service for any reason they want. I already posted a pretty common example. Here is another from ATT, so they can already do it legally without changing their TOS
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In addition, AT&T may immediately terminate all or a portion of your Service or suspend Service, without notice, for conduct that AT&T believes (a) is illegal, fraudulent, harassing, abusive, or intended to intimidate or threaten; (b) constitutes a violation of any law, regulation, or tariff (including, without limitation, copyright and intellectual property laws); or (c) is a violation of these TOS, or any applicable policies or guidelines (including the Acceptable Use Policy), and AT&T may refer such use to law enforcement authorities without notice to you.
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Notice it says they can terminate your account if they "believe" you are doing something illegal. No proof is needed.
I'm not saying it's right, but all this talk about due process and legal proceedings is silly and pointless.
It's the same way if you guys own an adult site. If you don't like a customer for whatever reason, you can cancel his membership, give back his money, and block him from ever joining again. You don't need legal proof he did anything wrong and the customer has no legal recourse as long as you credit him back his money.
CCbill blocks customers it "suspects" of fraud despite not having legal proof and there is nothing wrong with that.
Look, this stuff goes on all the time.