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珍帕尔默自称2008年在购物网站KlearGear订购了“一些小饰品”,等了30天,始终没有收到货,贝宝也取消了付款。她试图和卖家交涉,却没有找到人,于是在其他网站上抱怨“根本不可能联系上真人”,批评卖家的“客服工作极其恶劣”。
时隔2年之后,KlearGear于2010年给帕尔默发送电子邮件,说她违反了销售协议中的非贬低条款,要求她在72小时内删除差评,否则将面临3500美元的罚款。
条款中写道:“为确保用户反馈公平诚信,阻止任何形式的诋毁内容,你接受这笔交易就意味着,你不能采取任何有损KlearGear网站名誉、产品、服务、管理和员工的行为。”
帕尔默找到最初发差评的网站,请他们删除差评。网站却要求帕尔默支付2000美元,否则不给删。另一方面,KlearGear表示,如果帕尔默不交罚款,就向信用机构通报此事,降低帕尔默的信用评级。
帕尔默说:“这是诈骗,我说了真话,他们却要敲诈我。”夫妻二人直言没钱,请不起律师。一位不明身份的员工发邮件给他们说,这不是敲诈,
而是“煞费苦心帮助他们避免‘罚款’的努力。”实际上,帕尔默并非唯一一个在网上批评KlearGear的客户。如今,她想要买车或者修补房子的时候,已经不能申请贷款了。
律师杰夫亨特说:“这样的公司要求消费者放弃宪法第一修正案的权利,不能评论卖出的商品,我认为这不可理喻。法院会认可这样的协议吗?我深表怀疑。这太过分了,严重违反公共政策。”
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
