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Old 03-08-2012, 02:45 AM   #55
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Who actually reads the TOS?
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Originally Posted by Redcard View Post
It's hard for me to blame paypal for finally enforcing their TOS.. and Smashwords SHOULD have known that eventually paypal was going to do this.. after all, smashwords READ the TOS for years where paypal said that porn was banned.
Most people don't read TOSes at all. Or if they do, they read it one time. Or maybe only when you get told that you're breaking the rules. The TOS is not a legally binding contract, it is merely a set of rules that is unilaterally dictated. The dictator is within its rights to take its marbles and go home.

Something else to consider: Smashwords is not a publisher, but a distributor. Until now, Mark Corker has not attempted to perform any editorial function at all. Who has the right to censor publishers? Thought that was within the purview of government, not corporations.
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