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How many of you buy games? Yow many of you actually read the fine print in those EULAs and other licensing agreements? Maybe you should start.

Gamestation recently claimed ownership over the souls of 7,500 buyers, with this clause in their terms and conditions agreement.

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. We reserve the right to serve such notice in 6 (six) foot high letters of fire, however we can accept no liability for any loss or damage caused by such an act.

If you a) do not believe you have an immortal soul, b) have already given it to another party, or c) do not wish to grant Us such a license, please click the link below to nullify this sub-clause and proceed with your transaction.

(Thanks to Geek.com for the info)

Obviously, this isn’t actually a legally binding agreement (and was in fact an April Fools gag on the part of the store), but anyone who did click the link at the bottom was awarded with a free voucher to be used on a future purchase. So actually reading these things might not be THAT bad an idea.

Still, it’s probable that not everyone will be happy.