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pekk
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So there is clear and precise language, and then there is plain and vague language which is easily interpreted.
Which would you rather have in legally binding contracts to which you are voluntarily a party?
criley2
on Oct 11, 2013
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Nice little question, but that doesn't change the fact that you have to be a lawyer yourself to buy the argument that pages of legalese is "plain english".
pekk
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I think the problem is not legalese but the concept and scope of TOS (at least in US law)
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Which would you rather have in legally binding contracts to which you are voluntarily a party?