I concur with Jerome. Freedom of speech and all that. As a practical matter, if you don't intend to enforce policies such a this, i would eliminate them from your agreement. I can't imagine enforcing this. You would have more to lose in the court of public opinion by combatting with a disgruntled ex-member, than you might gain by trying to legally force their silence. And, if their complaints are warranted, embrace the feedback and improve your business.
Mark LiquidSpace *Mark Gilbreath <http://goog_936366688>*[image: cid:[email protected]]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/markgilbreath> * * *LiquidSpace *CEO/Founder/deckhand mobile 208.720.8107 email [email protected] skype mfgilbreath twitter markgilbreath *LiquidSpace(TM) - find a great space to work, now.* **We're a location-based mobile application that lets you use your phone to find a great space to meet and work, book it, check in securely, and share it with your colleagues. Visit www.liquidspace.com<http://www.liquidspaceapp.com/> to learn more! On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Michael Nguyen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, I'm from The Bourse in New Haven, CT. We've had some > questions from prospective members about a non-disparagement clause in our > member agreement, which reads as follows: > > * > * > > *114. Non-Disparagement.* > > You shall, during and after the participation in and use of the Services, > refrain from making any statements or comments of a defamatory or > disparaging nature to any third party regarding The Bourse, or any of The > Bourse officers, directors, employees, personnel, agents, policies, services > or products, other than to comply with law. > > We've noticed that this is a common clause in many coworking member > agreements, of which we modeled ours after. I was wondering if anyone in > this group had any thoughts on why you decided to include/exclude this > clause. Has anyone else faced similar inquiries or resistance to signing off > with such a clause in their agreements? > > You can view our full membership agreement here > http://www.boursenewhaven.com/coworking-membership-agreement > > *Mike Nguyen* > > The Bourse > 839 Chapel Street > (203) 980-8202 > (203) 776-5684 (Fax) > > http://www.boursenewhaven.com > > Sign up for our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cbPYb > Follow us on Twitter: @BourseNewHaven<http://www.twitter.com/boursenewhaven> > Or on Facebook: La > Bourse<http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Bourse-Co-Working-New-Haven-Style/169803783040016> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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