Comment by jmclnx

3 days ago

Off to small claims court people should go. Amazon tried something similar and got in trouble because people when after them.

And people wonder why some people sail the high seas.

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15155  3 days ago

> Off to small claims court people should go

Which in many (not all) states can promptly be followed by a Motion to Transfer/Notice of Removal/whatever local custom to a county/circuit/district court.

Once moved to a higher court, you will lose because you don't know the procedures, deadlines, and customs of that venue. Then, the counterparty will often be awarded fees.

cebert  3 days ago

I believe you’d lose in small claims court as all of the streaming companies make it clear you’re purchasing a revokable license.

  • pinkmuffinere  3 days ago

    Wow, "purchasing a revokable license" is an insane concept. Purchase of something revokable in general feels like... not purchasing? If there was a definite time bound that's one thing, but imagine if I sell a revokable license and then revoke it a week later -- it seems like that would be allowed?

    I don't mean to disagree with you, and I have basically no expertise in this area, just shocked by the whole thing.

  • darreninthenet  3 days ago

    Would likely win in the UK as we have an unfair terms regulation, a small claims court could easily rule it an unfair as any reasonable consumer would assume they were purchasing the movie to watch whenever they want to.

  • anigbrowl  3 days ago

    ISTM there's a good argument for a plaintiff to ask the court to ignore that on the basis that it's a contract of adhesion and one that's effectively unreadable for anyone without a law degree. We're not talking about terms and conditions that fit on a single sheet of paper in a normal font, bu thousands upon thousands of words.

    Tech EULAs are just absurdly long, and I'm sure they've expanded since this article was written in 2020: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/terms-of-service-visualizin...