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Re: What does "Free" Mean?
No, I'm not the final arbiter of what free means. Nobody is given that English is a living language.
However, in the US at least, there is a final arbiter (the Federal Trade Commission) about what the word 'free' means in commerce (TMS being a commercial site). Here's a link to a plain language summary on using the word 'free,' from the FTC itself:
Our lawyers assure us that we don't even skirt any grey areas when it comes to saying our games are free or free to play, based both on the published guidelines and on case law. Again, this is just the standard use of the word free. (You're also allowed to say something is free even if you make someone BUY something to get that 'free' thing. Such as, "Buy 1 get 1 Free.")
The arbiter of what free means in commerce disagrees with you.
You have.
--matt
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