Microsoft and gun control
A thought occurred to me. What would happen if Microsoft decided to enforce their current terms of service to assist the Obama administration in their gun control efforts? Would they actually be able to do anything substantial? Or, would the law of unintended consequences catch up with them, resulting in a boom in sales for alternate services, much like the current run on guns?
"3.5. What type of content isn't permitted? Content that violates this agreement, which includes the Microsoft Anti-Spam Policy (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=117951) and the Microsoft Code of Conduct (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=266426) or your local law isn't permitted on the services. Microsoft reserves the right to review content for the purpose of enforcing this agreement. Microsoft may block or otherwise prevent delivery of any type of email, instant message, or other communication to or from the services as part of our effort to protect the services or our customers, or otherwise enforce the terms of this agreement."
This is from the "code of conduct":
" Prohibited Uses
You will not upload, post, transmit, transfer, distribute or facilitate distribution of any content (including text, images, sound, video, data, information or software) or otherwise use the service in a way that:
depicts nudity of any sort including full or partial human nudity or nudity in non-human forms such as cartoons, fantasy art or manga.
incites, advocates, or expresses pornography, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity, hatred, bigotry, racism, or gratuitous violence.
misrepresents the source of anything you post or upload, including impersonation of another individual or entity.
provides or creates links to external sites that violate this Code of Conduct.
includes content that is protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity, or any other applicable law unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
is intended to harm or exploit minors in any way.
is designed to solicit, or collect personally identifiable information of any minor (anyone under 18 years old), including, but not limited to: name, email address, home address, phone number, or the name of their school.
invades anyone's privacy by attempting to harvest, collect, store, or publish private or personally identifiable information, such as passwords, account information, credit card numbers, addresses, or other contact information without their knowledge and willing consent.
is illegal or violates any applicable local and national laws; including but not limited to child pornography, bestiality, incest, illegal drugs, software piracy, and harassment.
threatens, stalks, defames, defrauds, degrades, victimizes or intimidates an individual or group of individuals for any reason; including on the basis of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, race or religion; or incites or encourages anyone else to do so.
harms or disrupts, or intends to harm or disrupt, another user's computer or would allow you or others to illegally access software or bypass security on Web sites, or servers, including but not limited to spamming.
attempts to impersonate a Microsoft employee, agent, manager, host, administrator, moderator, another user or any other person through any means.
promotes or otherwise facilitates the purchase and sale of ammunition or firearms."
"3.5. What type of content isn't permitted? Content that violates this agreement, which includes the Microsoft Anti-Spam Policy (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=117951) and the Microsoft Code of Conduct (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=266426) or your local law isn't permitted on the services. Microsoft reserves the right to review content for the purpose of enforcing this agreement. Microsoft may block or otherwise prevent delivery of any type of email, instant message, or other communication to or from the services as part of our effort to protect the services or our customers, or otherwise enforce the terms of this agreement."
This is from the "code of conduct":
" Prohibited Uses
You will not upload, post, transmit, transfer, distribute or facilitate distribution of any content (including text, images, sound, video, data, information or software) or otherwise use the service in a way that:
depicts nudity of any sort including full or partial human nudity or nudity in non-human forms such as cartoons, fantasy art or manga.
incites, advocates, or expresses pornography, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity, hatred, bigotry, racism, or gratuitous violence.
misrepresents the source of anything you post or upload, including impersonation of another individual or entity.
provides or creates links to external sites that violate this Code of Conduct.
includes content that is protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity, or any other applicable law unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
is intended to harm or exploit minors in any way.
is designed to solicit, or collect personally identifiable information of any minor (anyone under 18 years old), including, but not limited to: name, email address, home address, phone number, or the name of their school.
invades anyone's privacy by attempting to harvest, collect, store, or publish private or personally identifiable information, such as passwords, account information, credit card numbers, addresses, or other contact information without their knowledge and willing consent.
is illegal or violates any applicable local and national laws; including but not limited to child pornography, bestiality, incest, illegal drugs, software piracy, and harassment.
threatens, stalks, defames, defrauds, degrades, victimizes or intimidates an individual or group of individuals for any reason; including on the basis of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, race or religion; or incites or encourages anyone else to do so.
harms or disrupts, or intends to harm or disrupt, another user's computer or would allow you or others to illegally access software or bypass security on Web sites, or servers, including but not limited to spamming.
attempts to impersonate a Microsoft employee, agent, manager, host, administrator, moderator, another user or any other person through any means.
promotes or otherwise facilitates the purchase and sale of ammunition or firearms."
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huh! i didn`t know that [B)]
luckily they DON`T enforce it....for now anyway.0 -
Interesting! I bet a lot of GunBroker accounts are tied to Hotmail accounts.
This is why you should read license agreements and terms of service, even though they are often full of boring boilerplate.0 -
I guess this is where us freedom loving non-MS and non-Apple users come to gloat? 0
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