Writing severely one sided contracts can be cause for a judge to throw them out (unconscionable contracts). My understanding is that lack of bargaining power an

Writing severely one sided contracts can be cause for a judge to throw them out (unconscionable contracts). My understanding is that lack of bargaining power and understanding is the usual reason for this ruling. Pitting a megacorp with loads of lawyers vs a self-employed freelancer is definitely the right environment. The freelancer can’t possibly vet clients payment methods. A contract holding them financially responsible for the big corporation’s mistakes that they can’t prevent or even review seems like a textbook example of this. The question is if this freelancer (or a reasonable person in their position) would sign a contract like that if they knew what it could cost. I don’t think anything would. Upwork certainly would not.