Mojang going to enforce the EULA

[trkh]

In all of reality, most server owners are under 18, meaning the EULA is void, as you cannot form a binding contract with a minor. Furthermore, it would cost Mojang too much in legal costs (attourneys, court fees, traveling) to actually enforce.

More misinformation. Their does not need to be any binding contract, Minecraft can shutdown your server just because they dont like the color of your hair. It is under their power to do that since they own everything you use on your server.

 

[trkh]

No, no they can't. The End User License Agreement is what determines what Mojang can/can't do. If you don't accept it, they can't do anything.

"Not accepting the EULA doesn't matter. As of 1.7.10, you're asked to set the EULA.txt to 'true' before running a server. If you found some clever trick to get around this, don't think it somehow legally excludes you from the EULA. You're still bound by it. Period."

 

[trkh]

You must not understand that the EULA is a contract between two parties, one being Mojang and the other being a server owner. If a server owner is under the age of 18 (which 99% of them are), the EULA is void, as contracts are not upheld if one party is a minor. This means that Mojang has no right to assert any action.

Agreeing to a set of rules is not the same thing as a contract lol

 

[trkh]

Yes it is. A license agreement is a contract. If a party involved is a minor, the contract is null.

And thus Minecraft has the right to delete your server

 

[trkh]

No they don't. First of all, how would they go about doing that in a legal manner? It's actually illegal to use brute force/hacking methods. Secondly, they have no right to delete it. There is no agreement stating that there are a certain set of terms to follow.

Um just like they can ban you from their game for no reason they can do anything they want to your server. Such as blocking the domain from being connectable or contacting your server host. You think a small server host wants issues with Microsoft?

 

[Walrus]

No they don't. First of all, how would they go about doing that in a legal manner? It's actually illegal to use brute force/hacking methods. Secondly, they have no right to delete it. There is no agreement stating that there are a certain set of terms to follow.

I'm sure they can make a system in the auth servers that blocks certain servers, I'm not sure if they would need a reason for it? It's their game, they may even contact your host to take it down.

 

[trkh]

You're really dumb. Mojang has no power to block a domain. That's what ICANN is responsible for, and ICANN will not do anything, since that particular domain name is not participating in any illegal activity. They can't ban you from their game. In other words, small server hosts dismiss themselves from responsibility. Most TOS state that it is the responsibility of the client what is hosted on the server.

Yea because I think Minecraft can literally block a domain, your a smart one read first.

 

[trkh]

Yes, because a children's video game has the power to block a domain name so nobody can access it. I guess it is logical that they can block an IP from authenticating, which can be gotten around with a simple VPN script built into the code.

What im saying is they are not going to make your life easy if you are breaking their rules, especially if you are a large server.

 

[Jay]

Well, tbh I wouldn't mind on a server you had to pay 99 cents - $1.99 to get on monthly. When your donating, your paying like $50 which would cover over 2 years

 

[trkh]

Why are you so stubborn? As Jimmy said, minors cannot enter a legally binding agreement, meaning that they cannot take legal action against you.

Okay sure they can't take legal action but they can still do everything possible to get rid of your server.

 

[Ivain]

Like?

They can't make OVH or whoever shutdown your server. And don't say, "OVH don't want problems with microsoft"

First of all, if I'm a minor, and that contract is void, they can't sue me for anything. They can't sue OVH for anything either, because I never agreed in the first place. Any method to take down our servers which didn't involve legal action would be illegal, and microsoft wouldn't do it. I'm not even going to get into the fact that microsoft aren't the government, they can't block all domains related to servers.

Not to mention they really can't be bothered. As long as your server isn't going straight against their eula by being obviously pay2win (aka its not possible to compete without paying), they really aren't going to devote resources to shutting down all small servers. Initially we thought it may be because they wanted to promote realms, but they know as well as we do that realms is not comparable to actual servers. So they're going a different path.
Servers that break their eula in minor ways don't give them any sort of disadvantage. The EULA mostly exists to discourage servers from being openly pay2win, since Mojang wants it to be fun to play minecraft for all people, even those that don't have the money to buy donator ranks everywhere.
So really, not something to worry about