7,500 Online Customers Accidentally Sold their Souls

Do you carefully read the terms of use page when completing an online purchase? Maybe you should. The online computer game retailer GameStation revealed that hidden in its terms of use statement is this clause:

By placing an order via this Web site on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini, you agree to grant Us a non transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul. Should We wish to exercise this option, you agree to surrender your immortal soul, and any claim you may have on it, within 5 (five) working days of receiving written notification from gamesation.co.uk or one of its duly authorised minions


It was just an April Fool's Day gag, but some 7,500 customers' souls are now the property of this company.

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What I object to is the assumption that people didn't read this clause. If it was a really cool game, and they weren't too emotionally attached to their souls, they may have chosen this option voluntarily. : )
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"non transferable option to claim"
forget about people reading the terms and conditions everywhere I have see this people don't read the post they only have a option that the person has to receiving written notification from them. so everyone still has there soul just the company could ask for it.
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I dunno, I'm waiting for some lunatic lawsuit to arise out of this, alleging mental distress, slavery, religious discrimination or some such. Surely out of 7500 people, one such hyperreligious nutjob exists?
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