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Nah, I'm still getting further ahead

You deserve no access to another persons computer because they aren't offering up freely, as MS is doing by offering the blogging service.

Where on earth did you ever get the idea that MS is offering their servers up freely?
6. MATERIALS YOU POST OR PROVIDE; COMMUNICATIONS MONITORING
For materials you post or otherwise provide to Microsoft related to the MSN Web Sites (a "Submission"), you grant Microsoft permission to (1) use, copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, modify, translate and reformat your Submission, each in connection with the MSN Web Sites, and (2) sublicense these rights, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. Microsoft will not pay you for your Submission. Microsoft may remove your Submission at any time. For each Submission, you represent that you have all rights necessary for you to make the grants in this section. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Microsoft may monitor your e-mail, or other electronic communications and may disclose such information in the event it has a good faith reason to believe it is necessary for purposes of ensuring your compliance with this Agreement, and protecting the rights, property, and interests of the Microsoft Parties or any customer of a Microsoft Party.
http://privacy2.msn.com/tou/en-us/default.aspx

It isn't MS's fault you didn't read the terms of use, the link is right there on the front page. Neither the private party nor MSN have offered "free" use of their servers yet only MS gets slammed for enforcing it?

MS is doing this solely to get in good with China, and as is, a good business move, but it all depends on which side of the line you stand.

No, I don't think there is more than one side here. No one, certainly not myself, believes that there was any reason for this other than the almighty $$$. No one died, no one was hurt, no one's rights were violated, and not many Americans can say they don't buy things that are made in China so this whole indignation is very hypocritical at best.

Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 01/04/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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