no I never read them... I know I should though.

I never read them - but I thought you had to agree to the terms of service to actually use the service? That's like getting pulled over for speeding & saying you didn't see the speed limit isn't it?

I've had to read them a few times when I wanted to post information and links for participants in research - they're sort of interesting.

And even if Lori Drew didn't set up the account, I thought she was still bound by the TOS, or at least guilty of fraud. The person who DID set it up knew that she was going to use it in a way that violated the terms. That person should be on trial, too.

I voted no because 98% of the time I do. Every now and then I'll read them... especially if I'm joining a site where I would be giving credit card info like on shopping sites.

Sadly no.. so I just make sure I don't do anything remotely illegal heehee..

and yeah I thought you had to agree to those terms or get your butt kicked to the cyber curb? I highly doubt any sites would be like "don't say we didn't warn you!!" if you picked Disagree..

I don't even skim the over, I just always scroll down and click 'I Accept'. I don't plan on any participating in any fraudulent activity but... yikes, maybe I should take a peek sometime.

I usually never do. I know it's bad but I guess I just figure most of it is common sense type of stuff.

Usually no, but sometimes I do, depending on what it is.

I rarely do, but if its something with my credit card etc, I do.

I definitely try to. But this woman claiming ignorance doesn't and didn't preclude her from knowing what she was doing was wrong. She didn't read them but she accepted them. I hope she's found guilty.

Definitely not. And I know that was how many people got stuck with adware years ago when they'd agreed to get third-party software when downloading things like screensavers and mp3s.

i do actually read them, but then i actually care about TOS, etc. you always find them in a community setting and the other places i find them are where you might be posting things that are your intellectual or artistic property and you're signing away your own rights to your stuff if you're not careful. and, it goes without saying, you should read all the financials!

usually the worst that can happen is a site will kick you off, but... most people don't go around preying on others (say in those 'to catch a predator' deals... but still...).

i don't, but then again im not an *sshole who makes up fake accounts on anything jus to f*ck with people and make them feel like sh*t.

...but that's just me.

I rarely read them, but I do always search within the terms or within help/faq sections before making purchases. I've ended up with a subscription before that I didn't realize I was signing up for, and since I started working as a chat room mod for the casual game company that I work for, I've started trying to be sure to read over forum rules/the TOS before involving myself in any communities. Key word "trying" - nobody's perfect and I'm not going to claim I haven't ever gotten trouble for being mouthy in the past, lol.

Anyway, the important part is that if I were to have ever broken the Terms, I wouldn't try to play dumb. In most cases (and this is the case for the site that I work for) when you create an account, just clicking the button that signs you up indicates that you agree to the Terms. In our TOS, it clearly states that if you create an account, you agree to the Terms. There's even an "I Agree" button during sign up.

Out of curiosity, since it's been a very long time since I created my Myspace, I checked their sign-up process. Sure enough, on the first page of the account creation process, it says:

"By clicking Sign Up, you are agreeing to the MySpace Terms of Service and Privacy Policy."

In this case, it's not even hidden! It provides links to both the Terms and the Privacy Policy RIGHT THERE. If they actually manage to throw this case out due to her "ignorance," then I'm going to lose even more faith in our judicial system. Hokie was right on earlier about the whole speeding thing - next time you get pulled over for speeding, try telling the cop that you missed the speed limit sign and that you didn't know what the appropriate speed was and see how well that goes.

Also (and sorry for the double post but I got fired up and forgot to mention this) the Terms state that if you just USE the Myspace service, you agree to the Terms. It does not specify that the terms only apply to those creating accounts.

I rarely read the TOS.

But honestly, Lori Drew is a pathetic excuse for a human being, let alone a mother. I was horrified when I first read of this case, and even more so as it goes on. Lori is simply a terrible person and deserves to be in jail for what she did.

I tend to skim.

But here's my thought on Lori Drew--when you sign up for something like MySpace (or Sugar), you have to click on that "I have read the TOS and agree." I feel like since she did that, the fact that she says she never actually read them shouldn't excuse her from her actions.

That would be a bit like saying, "Oh, I didn't know it was illegal to kill a person. I've never read the laws. So I should get off."

i read them but the reality is that if you pay attention you wouldn't agree to half the stuff in them. you don't realize you're allowing your info to be shared for profit and your privacy to be invaded for no real reason. but if you don't agree you don't get to play. it's a price you pay but it can sometimes be worth it. the people on facebook disagreed with the ad platform they rolled out. people revolted and it changed. although it's back, the program has been modified. if people had read the terms, they would have known that very thing was not only possible but they agreed to it!

It really depends on the type of website. For a social networking site or a forum, I usually won't read the Terms of Service, mostly because it is unlikely that I'll use them very much or in many different ways. If I'm using a forum/website and am unsure if I'm allowed to do something, I'll usually check to make sure it's okay then.

However, not reading the terms of service shouldn't really be a reason to throw a case out. One of the conditions for using a website is under the assumption one has read the terms of service and should be responsible for their actions.

I think when Lori said she didn't agree to the TOS, she meant "personally" she didn't agree to them. As in, her assistant created the account.
I think Lori is a messed up woman obviously, but I have to wonder about Megan's mother too. From what I've read regarding Megan's history of behavior, I doubt her home life was very nurturing.

I didn't read them for a long time, but as I realized that the internet was fast becoming the medium for a lot of commerce-based activity, I started reading them more often, or at least saving them in a text or PDF file so that I could read them later (and I always did).

I wish more people would read them, actually. I'm a moderator for a website right now, and it's amazing how many people don't bother, and then get themselves in trouble or banned from the site - then they have the nerve to complain about it! Even if you only skim over things that pertain to you, it's better than just ignoring it completely.

I really hope that woman does get herself in trouble, and that the case isn't thrown out. It would set a really bad precedent for internet behavior vs. consequences. Not to mention that whether she read the ToS or not doesn't excuse her from being an a**hole. She actually said: "It's not like I pulled the trigger," in response to the news of the girl's suicide.

She deserves to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law - whether she read the law or not.

I agree with Jude.

Since when can you just say you didn't read something and that automatically means you're precluded from consequence?

I didn't read the whole contract, therefore it's not binding?!

Could you imagine that!?

I never even gloss over them. I just check the box that says I read them and be on my merry way.

I don't read them, I have never had gotten into trouble until a couple of days ago, I was sent a email telling me i wasn't following the rule then i promised not to do that again. So i may start actually reading the rules from know on.

I don't read them. I do skim over a few to make sure there aren't any $ signs anywhere.

I agree with HokiePokie.

andddd, no. I don't -always-.

I agree with HokiePokie.

andddd, no. I don't -always-.

I usually at least skim through them. It depends on what it's for.

I skim through too.
I mean, I could read the full TOS text but my god, so boring to read all the copyright things I know already. I'm not criminal, I don't have to be aware of the details. I think..?

I never read them.

I don't have a MySpace, but usually, if you don't agree to the "Terms of Use", you can't register (or whatever you're trying to do). So I don't understand how this person is saying she never agreed to the terms.

so sad what happent to that teenager. she took her life bc of what sick old hag did

Most the time I don't even go to the page where the Terms of Use are located. I always just simply assume that they are being honest. The only time I do is when downloading something, making sure they randomly state that it contains a virus. I'll take this story into consideration the next time I sign up for something.

I know the TOS by heart for deviantART and Gaia Online. Other than that I have no clue.