Disney World is arguing a man cannot sue it over the death of his wife because of terms he signed up to in a free trial of Disney+.
It says Mr Piccolo agreed to these terms of use when he signed up to a one month free trial of its streaming service, Disney+, in 2019.
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They’ve definitely crunched the numbers and figured out this method is cheaper than a settlement, and in a country like the US, they’ll definitely get away with it.
No numbers…they would easily spend 4x as much to defend their arbitration bullshit then actually pay out the guys demands.
It’s a dick waving contest and Disney wants the world to see their dick. Nothing more.
I just see them as dicks now. Well… more then before that is.
Apparently the same clause is in the Disney account terms used to buy the tickets to the park
Disney adds that Mr Piccolo accepted these terms again when using his Disney account to buy tickets for the theme park in 2023.
Which would hold more water than the clause in the Disney+ terms (that articles on the subject focus on way too much just for clickbait)
Jibreel Tramboo, barrister at Church Court Chambers, says the terms in the Disney+ trial are a “weak argument for Disney to rely on”.
However, he says, the clause in the ticket purchase from 2023 may be a stronger case, “as there is a similar arbitration clause”.
But anyway, it’s really insensitive from Disney to try to arbitrate such a tragic incident.
used to buy the tickets to the park
the restaurant was not in a ticketed park, it was in Disney Springs which is a freely accessible public area
Oh, I wasn’t aware of this since the BBC article does not mention it. Then Disney’s attempt to arbitrate based on the account terms barely holds water.
It should be illegal to waive your right to go court.
I think it is in most places
So… Those are not different legal entities? Usually those things are split up 100 different ways.
I’m sure it depends on which is more convenient for Disney at any given time.
I am sure contract was drafted in a way that makes it government your relationship with god while Disney has zero responsibility for anything
They early been getting away with this for decades. Courts are captured and won’t enforce basic contract law anymore.
Fuck u slave, corpos own you and courts will let them fuck you with impunity.
Everything about this is awful, forced arbitration in consumer terms of service are a pox on justice.
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In general, those arbitration clauses should be made illegal.
This might be a good impetus to make that happen.
Damn it Jim, people are starting to think we’re actually good, we need to shown them that we dont care about them, they’re just money, how could we completely fuck over our customers while making them thank us for the privilege…
people are starting to think we’re actually good
Are they?
Them fighting Desantis made people like them a bit, but they were just being an evil dick to a just as evil dick that we hated, the old the enemy of my enemy is my friend situation.
fighting Desantis
Sounds like a local American matter. I hadn’t even heard of this and it certainly wouldn’t change my view of Disney at all.
This is sickening.