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"ignoring licence terms" is a basic, common thing that's relevant to much of agreements, especially in EU. Law text trumps agreement text. Have a statement in an agreement that sells you in slavery? Not valid. Have a statement in an agreement that waives your consumer rights, warranty, etc? Not valid. Have a statement in an agreement that says "I may change terms of agreement w/o notice"? Not valid. Have a statement in an agreement that says "all disputes will be resolved in an arbitration instance that I control" ? For consumer contracts, not valid. It doesn't matter that you read them, understand them, signed them - such terms are just as binding as an agreement that sells your soul. All the legislators and courts understand that otherwise the intended limits will just be circumvented by companies adding disclaimers to their standard agreement templates - so the law (at least in EU) tends to be quite strict that the restrictions apply no matter what was in that boilerplate legal agreement.


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