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I’m pretty sure in the EU this would be dismissed because nobody can be expected to really read the ToS when subscribing to a streaming service.
by manmal 2y ago
I’m pretty sure in the EU this would be dismissed because nobody can be expected to really read the ToS when subscribing to a streaming service.
- ggm 2y agoPaul Vixie notoriously included some text in an IETF draft which was of the "your first born is given to satan" type and called out all the "I have read the draft" people in a working group. Fair call. I hadn't read the draft so my first born was safe.
- ChocolateGod 2y agoYeh, in the EU there's various instruments/treaties that limit arbitration agreements.
- sebazzz 2y agoIn EU you have regulation 93/13/EEG. Power to the consumer. It is codified into the law of every member state, but might differ on some implementation details. For instance, in the Netherlands forced arbitration can only exists if it fair and not burdensome, and disputes can still be taken to state court. Also these clauses cannot be applied for totally different disputes (like restaurant vs streaming service like in this case).
- SkyBelow 2y agoContract law as a whole has a major flaw where the vast majority of consumers are entering into contracts they cannot provide informed consent to. To call these consensual contracts is to reduce consent to a saying yes even if one does not understand what they agree to, which is a standard for consent that is invalid in any other application.