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> Publishers can sell whatever they want. Indeed. They just can't commit fraud or false advertising.
by paulryanrogers 4mo ago
> Publishers can sell whatever they want.
Indeed. They just can't commit fraud or false advertising.
- nfw2 4mo agoUsing the word "Buy" to mean buy a license, then having an agreement where the details of the license are explained isn't fraud lol
- Telaneo 4mo agoThat agreement can be filled with unfair terms, and often is. I'd call that fraud.
- nfw2 4mo agoOrganize a class action then if you believe so. Fraud is illegal
- Telaneo 4mo agoI would if I had money.
- _carbyau_ 4mo agoInstead of a class action after the fact, what if we tried prevention... say, some form of regulation?
- paulryanrogers 4mo agoClass actions are often barred by EULAs in favor of arbitration. Even if they're allowed, they are prohibitively expensive because courts aren't growing to meet demand, meaning justice is largely pay-to-play.
- esseph 3mo ago> Class actions are often barred by EULAs in favor of arbitration. Those EULAs often get overturned because the language is often more of a scare tactic against suing them than it is an actual legally binding position.
- meh2frdf 4mo agoBut the issue is those terms are laid out in the agreement, and you willingly agreed to those terms, so what are arguing for is to welch on the deal you accepted? In terms in consumer protection, at least in UK and Europe (not saying not elsewhere, just don't know much), there is an amount of regulation that tries to help consumers not get screwed in the legalese of these agreements, and some basic protections that can't override.
- Telaneo 4mo ago> so what are arguing for is to welch on the deal you accepted? I'm arguing unfair terms shouldn't be upheld, or really in the agreement in the first place. This is on paper how it should work in Europe, but we (apparently) haven't quite figured that out yet.