Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/08

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Perhaps more reason to avoid ebay
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 18:40:47 -0400

Eric,

> >You mean that this is the law, or that that's eBay's policy?  If in fact
> >it's imply eBay's policy, it may still not be legal, I don't
> know what the
> >laws are regarding this.  Any lawyers know?
>
> That's ebay's policy.  Why wouldn't it be legal?

Because someone has a "policy", that doesn't make it legal or not.

> If the police knock on
> your house without a warrant, you are free to invite them in and let them
> look around.  They don't need a warrant to look around with your
> permission.

Yes, but this is a different issue.  Because something is in an "agreement",
that doesn't mean the terms of the contract are legal, or enforceable.

Austin

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