October 24, 2006
JUNO: Net-less-than-Zero
Alex Goldman submitted details from a 2001 article on the harsh small print in Juno‘s service agreement:
Lowpoints: From article:
“In connection with downloading and running the Computational Software, Juno may require you to leave your computer turned on at all times, and may replace the “screen saver” software that runs on your computer while the computer is turned on but you are not using it,” section 2.5 of the service agreement says. “The screen saver software installed by Juno, which may display advertisements or images chosen by Juno, is an integral part of the Computational Software and you agree not to take any action to disable or interfere with the operation of either the screen saver software or any other component of the Computational Software.”
Juno has since become part of United Online (along with NetZero), and Juno’s current TOS appears to be devoid of the above language.
Readers: please comment and feel free to contribute your own tale of EULA/waiver/consent astonishment via email or this form.
