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Clearly this was not what they intended, and I'm sure it'll get fixed this week.

• krautsourced 8y ago
  Well they managed to translate it into different languages, with each version probably having been approved by that country's legal counsel, so I would think it highly unlikely that nobody noticed the broadness of the terms.
• jlgaddis 8y ago
  Yes, if this happens to be noticed by the media, I'm certain we'll see a press release or interview with the Chief Damage Control^W^WMarketing Officer in the next couple of days where they explain how this is all just one big misunderstanding ("no no no, we didn't mean that, we promise!") and they are working quickly and diligently to clarify and simplify their new Merchant Agreement and straighten this little issue out. A few days after that, some other newsworthy event will happen, everyone will forget about this, and we won't hear another word about it until the first lawsuit over this Agreement is announced. I think the only thing that might be missing is an indemnification clause -- although it may very well be in there (I freely admit to not reading the entire Agreement, just this section 7). That way, when the venue you've booked for your event -- or one of the participants or attendees -- decides to sue Eventbrite, they can point out how YOU promised them you had everything taken care of and so it is YOU, obviously, who is entirely to blame. For everything. I expect that elsewhere in this Agreement, however, you have likely given up any right to sue and agreed to have someone of their choosing handle any "disputes" which may arise. IF I, by chance, ever again desire to attend an event where Eventbrite is the vendor handling ticketing, I will certainly make sure that I read, very carefully, every word of any agreements they try to get me to click through during the ordering/checkout process. Considering everything I just read here, I cannot imagine the things that they will expect an attendee of an event to agree to.
  • krautsourced 8y ago
    You may want to take a look at 9 (b) of their Terms of Service then... you agree to arbitration or small claims court max. But of course you could have opted out of that (9 (i)) - if you knew that you had to do it within the first 30 days of using Eventbrite. Too late now.
    • jlgaddis 8y ago
      Heh, I edited my comment and added a quick note about that -- apparently right about the same time you were writing this comment.
  • woohoo3000 8y ago
    > I think the only thing that might be missing is an indemnification clause Don't worry, it's right in there: > Further, you, on behalf of yourself and the Subjects, release Eventbrite and Eventbrite's assigns, licensees and successors from any claims that may arise regarding use of the Recordings, including, without limitation, any claims of defamation, invasion of privacy, or infringement of rights of likeness, publicity or copyright. Aka if someone sues Eventbrite for violation of their rights by their broadcast or whatever, you will have reimburse them
  • pbreit 8y ago
    OP was right, you were wrong.
• arkades 8y ago
  Isn’t it funny how a companies expensive legal team never “unintentionally” benefits the consumer? Somehow, they always “unintentionally” make things ridiculously in favor of their client. So very funny.
  • valuearb 8y ago
    I’m not disagreeing with you that bad lawyers tend to overwrite agreements in ways their clients rarely need, and in ways like this that could actually damage their business. But the reason you only hear about those offensive to consumers is that there is little interest in publicizing agreement mistakes that are overly beneficial to consumers.
    • theyinwhy 8y ago
      I don't see why this wouldn't be of any interest. Such a story would definitely be a hit. Lot's of laughter guaranteed.