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The thing is, that part was added-in after the current management team took over. They recognized early enough that the amount of flak they'd catch for their actions would be on an enormous scale, so sliding that in became a dire necessity.
Doubtful. Any decent new management would have a proper lawyer look over the TOS, ask them if there were any possible liabilities. Any decent lawyer would just go "Well, you probably want to put xyz in just in case".
It's less about recognizing the amount of flak, and more about not being negligent with your TOS
Not necessarily, this is Gaia we're talking about after all, it's easy to tell the current management team is more oriented towards the cover-rears-from-flak mentality with no proper fore/insight applied elsewhere.
And Blizzard doesn't have the type of overt shutdown-of-services clause that Gaia has implemented, they don't threaten to shut down overall services without notice, only to shut down service if their ToS is breached.
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Your continued use of the Game following any revision to this Agreement constitutes your complete and irrevocable acceptance of any and all such changes. Blizzard may change, modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Game at any time. Blizzard may also impose limits on certain features or restrict your access to parts or all of the Game without notice or liability.
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You acknowledge and agree that you are not entitled to any refund for any amounts which were pre-paid prior to any termination of this Agreement. Blizzard may terminate this Agreement (and your access to the Game) with or without notice for any reason, or for no reason.
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BLIZZARD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE GAME OR THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE GAME OR THE SERVICE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. BLIZZARD EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
And these are just a couple of small things from their TOS. Other gems include their allowance to scan your RAM and CPU and make a list of all programs running on your PC. As well as allowing them to monitor any voice chat programs you have. Blizzards TOS actually covers much much more a** than Gaias. And their clauses do cover them if they shut down their service all together.
Like I said, it's standard TOS stuff
I love how no one acknowledged your amazing statements or your own research. You sir deserve a cookie! This was freakin' brilliant and I know I've been a little iffy on the whole Blizzard ToS myself but still use it just like I still use Gaia
Yeah, Blizzards TOS is a bit iffy, but it really is standard. It doesn't mean that they intend to take away your account for no reason, or that that they intend to install virus'. It's there for instances such as if their servers get hacked and hackers send out a small thing in an update that infects your machine, they won't get hit with a class lawsuit, or if they ban someone for a reason that's not 100% obvious, that they're not taken to court for every cent that user has ever spent.
Naturally they take security very seriously, and won't go around banning people for no reason, but companies that operate online with real cash, or even without, have a lot of ways people can try to sue them under the US legal system, and it's just ridiculous to expect them not to have a cover-the-a** thing in place