05-16-2007, 07:50 PM
From the Google Groups ToS:
you agree that when using the Service, you will not:
[...]
post messages [...] prohibited by the Group owner.
That's the closest thing to a leg they have to stand on. The list owner's rights do not include the ability to impost monetary fines.
The rest of the groups rules pretty much go out the window, as the user does not have to see them or agree to them in order to join the list. They need something in the signup process that says "by using the group you agree to the rules at..."
The best LEM can do is say that something you post is prohibited by the group and ban you for that.
If you really want to make yourself heard, it might be worth contacting Google and pointing out how LEM is trying to profit in such a sneaky manner.
you agree that when using the Service, you will not:
[...]
post messages [...] prohibited by the Group owner.
That's the closest thing to a leg they have to stand on. The list owner's rights do not include the ability to impost monetary fines.
The rest of the groups rules pretty much go out the window, as the user does not have to see them or agree to them in order to join the list. They need something in the signup process that says "by using the group you agree to the rules at..."
The best LEM can do is say that something you post is prohibited by the group and ban you for that.
If you really want to make yourself heard, it might be worth contacting Google and pointing out how LEM is trying to profit in such a sneaky manner.