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   shironeko (shironeko@fedi.tesaguri.club)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 23:24:51 JST shironeko
   "As such, we’ve decided to waive our right to arbitration and have the matter proceed in court."
   Disney need to be killed
   https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/20/24224277/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit-waiving-arbitration
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Aug-2024 23:24:50 JST 翠星石

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     @shironeko >disney can't help but to claim that they have a "right" to arbitration, even though there is no law that allows them to restrict people to arbitration (businesses love making claims about things, as there is no consequences for making false claims), plus the complaining party did not sign any agreements with them.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Aug-2024 00:56:10 JST 翠星石

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     • Sally
     @sally There is no law making it illegal to claim that only arbitration is allowed - so of course companies would claim that only arbitration is allowed.
     
     There is contract law, but that's only relevant when the contract is fair (although you have to require something incredible for a contract to be deemed unfair), the party has understood it and has signed it.
     
     Is this case there was no contract - there was only a long past agreement that x party would try out "disney+" at no charge and proceed to pay monthly rent for continued access to the videos if x party wanted to.
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     Sally (sally@shitposter.world)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Aug-2024 00:56:11 JST Sally

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     • 翠星石
     @Suiseiseki
     @shironeko
     
     > even though there is no law that allows them to restrict people to arbitration
     
     Is there a law that forbids private business from restricting them to arbitration though? Remember that US laws are ambiguous at best and completely deranged at worst.