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Friday, 01 February, 2008
Curt Shilling’s Terms
(with comments)
Pitcher Curt Shilling has a blog called 38 Pitches. He also has one of the most comprehensive Terms and Conditions pages I've ever seen. Eight printed pages, and more than 4,000 words.
It has the standard "you agree to be bound" verbiage -- probably one of the most ridiculous concepts ever conceived:
By accessing and using the Web Site, you consent to and agree to be bound by the terms of the foregoing Terms. These Terms of Service, together with 38pitches.com's Web Site Privacy Policy [see the link on the Home page] and any other legal notices published by 38pitches.com on the Web Site, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and 38pitches.com concerning the Web Site.
And, of course, the equally ridiculous:
You should review these Terms regularly as they may change at any time at the sole discretion of 38pitches.com.
He probably has a team of lawyers who convinced him that all of this nonsense is necessary.
- By . Comment posted 01-Feb-2008 @09:13am:
He probably has a team of lawyers who convinced him that all of this nonsense is necessary.
Oh, you bet your bippy he does. He's protecting his "intellectual property" after all. Can't have other blogs or news agencies stealing his content, right?
Gotta give those lawyers something to do, I suppose. - By . Comment posted 01-Feb-2008 @09:48am:I just visited the site, and I vehemently disagree to his Terms and Conditions. What's gonna happen to me?????
- By Dinsdale Piranha. Comment posted 01-Feb-2008 @09:58am:you're gonna get beaned with a high inside fastball
- By Anyone. Comment posted 01-Feb-2008 @01:06pm:Terms and Conditions are completely unenforceable, since no "value" has exchanged hands. It's not a valid contract so it has absolutely no merit in a civil court. The only purpose that "Terms and Conditions" have are to 1) scare ignorant people into complying and 2) build a "de facto" standard that will be used at a later date to imply they actually are enforceable terms and conditions.
- By major_danny. Comment posted 01-Feb-2008 @04:42pm:I wonder if Shilling's blog title is a reference or homage to the web design company 37 signals? I didn't read very much, but his blog appears to be well-conceived and well-written.
- By . Comment posted 01-Feb-2008 @04:52pm:38 is the number of the back of his shirt.
I had to look it up. My first thought was that maybe he threw a complete game using only 38 pitches. He's good, but he's not that good. The actual record is 58 pitches. The theoretical minimum is 24 (27 for the home team pitcher).