EULApalooza

That’s right, I said it.

Mysteriously, most of the sites that list EULAs that I use as reference have dropped away over the past year or so.

All of these EULAs that I am sending your way are off the publisher’s front page, no deep-linking, and no commentary at all. Enjoy and use this as a resource for your gaming decisions.

1st Part:

http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php Second Life Terms of Service

http://www.lotro.com/support/policies/218-eula (Lord of the Rings Online)

http://www.ea.com/1/product-eulas (All major EA games)

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/eula.html (World of Warcraft)

http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin/soe.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=12248 (Everquest)

http://www.eveonline.com/pnp/eula.asp (Eve Online)

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/user-agreements/aion-user-agreement.html (Aion)

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/user-agreements/city-of-heroes-user-agreement.html (City of Heroes)

http://us.ncsoft.com/en/legal/user-agreements/lineage-2-user-agreement.html (Lineage 2)

http://www.habbo.com/papers/termsAndConditions (Habbo Hotel)

2nd Part: Choice of law and choice of forum (as of late 2007) (stolen with impunity from Benjamin Duranske’s excellent blog Virtually Blind- I did write the article that he excellently edited)

Online World Choice of Law Choice of Forum

IMVU State of California San Francisco County

Second Life State of California San Francisco County for all matters over $10k. Binding Non-Appearance Arbitration (Phone, Teleconference, Avatar) for Matters Under $10k.

There.com State of California California

The Sims Online England (for EU residents), State of California (for everyone else). England (for European Union residents), Northern California (for everyone else).

Active Worlds State of Massachusetts Arbitration required – either “on-line before the Active Worlds Tribunal” or before a panel of the American Arbitration Association Boston, Massachusetts.

Entropia Universe Sweden Sweden

World of Warcraft State of Delaware Arbitration required except for IP cases, computer crime, and claims for injunctive relieve. Arbitration to be initiated in Los Angeles, California (for international players), or at “any location convenient to you” (for U.S. players). All non-arbitration claims to be filed in Los Angeles, California.

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I’d request that my readers send in the Terms of Service links for any major games or virtual worlds that I have left out. Help me please keep this post strictly informational and not editorialize, I plan to write a short piece about EULAs in the near future where I will invite your excellent opinions…

Jay Moffitt is a Tennessee attorney. This blog is for entertainment and educational purposes only and does not consitute legal advice or create an attorney/client relationship. Jay Moffitt is not certified as a specialist in this area by Tennessee and Tennessee does not certify specialists in this practice area. All comments will be answered promptly and courteously as long as they are germane to the discussion and do not contain specific game names or incidents.

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