[Penguicon-Concom] Attendee Release Form

[Molly de Blanc]

My formal proposal is as follows:

 

Announce on the website on the registration page, on the blog, on the
general list, etc, that Penguicon is going to institute a EULA that we will
ask people to sign. Anyone who purchased a badge before the date we
institute this and no longer wants to go to the convention because of our
EULA, we'll refund their money. Anyone who registers after the announcement
(and we'll announce this as well) who, at the con, decides they won't sign
it will not get their money refunded. 

 

We will also provide a copy of the EULA on the website prior to the con, in
fact, at the time of announcement. I think that for the EULA we ought to
start a thread in which everyone adds suggestions as to what should be
included, we have Steve Gutterman and Garrett Kajmowicz write it in nice
legalese (complete with Legalese to Geek translation available), but then
have them sign and date it when they pick up their badge at the con so we
can compare signed name to ID name.

 

My idea is that it would include: at Penguicon there may be weapons,
firearms, profanity, scantily clad girls (and men) and alcohol. We may take
pictures or video take you and reserve the right to use these materials for
Penguicon promotion without paying you a royalty. If you get hurt, an STD,
or die, it's not the fault of Penguicon."

 

FY,

Molly

 

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From: concom-bounces at penguicon.org [mailto:concom-bounces at penguicon.org] On
Behalf Of Jer
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 3:29 PM
To: Penguicon Concom Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Penguicon-Concom] Attendee Release Form

 

YES! The microsoft of conventions.

In all seriousness, though, if we have a form that says "agree to all of
this now or go get your refund and b'bye", I don't think it's a problem.  If
it's in tiny print. In a foreign language. And has draconian terms. 

-- 
-jer
jer.lance at gmail.com
http://www.ibloviate.org 

On 10/22/07, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:

On 10/21/07, Molly de Blanc <majorarcanna at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I would like to move that we create a release form we require attendees to
> sign when picking up their badge/buying their badge/whatever saying things

> like "We have the right to video tape you and you can't sue us if you
break
> your leg."
>
> Discuss.
>
> Faithfully yours,
>
> Molly
>

Would their membership be revoked if they refuse to sign an end user 
license agreement which is sprung on them after they've already made
their purchase?

-Matt
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