Isn’t this old news? I don’t mean it in s disrespectful way but I thought everybody was aware of standard EULA practices.
ThrowawayLocal8622
You mean forced into giving up our rights to fight back. Corporations have been given more rights over time because they can lobby the government.
/old man rant over
kaishinoske1
You can read more on it [here](https://www.eurogamer.net/american-judge-dismisses-switch-joy-con-drift-lawsuit). I put this up as it will set precedent for companies in the future. That lawsuits can go the way of the dinosaur when using a product that backfires or would even kill a consumer. In many cases, there are companies that immediately go to arbitration as opposed to court simply by agreeing to Terms of Usage. But this would go one step further. Essentially, A new car that gets bought and is recalled due to a defective part causes you to slams into a median going over 60 mph turning you into meatpaste. Your family or next of kin gets a sum of money after signing an NDA. This way the car company gets to keep their pristine reputation.
Which will likely happen as more cars go automated and increases the likelihood of it happening. Seems the other part of Cyberpunk about corporations having more rights than consumers when it comes to their lives grows greater as time passes. All anyone has to to is sign on the dotted line.
firl21
The lawyer was bad. He should have argued that the EULA referred to software not hardware. You don’t license hardware but own it.
Any John Marshall lawyer could have seen this.
Immelmaneuver
This sort of legalese was until recently typically unenforceable, iirc.
DancingIceCream
What is this title lol yeah the company made me buy the thing, help.
Psyk0l0ge
Think that would not work in Eu
CyberTempel
While your title may be true in some cases, in Florida Disney is learning the hard way that its not always true
BrightPerspective
In Canada, this EULA would be considered onerous and either thrown out, or ignored.
Taysby
“Hey just fyi we aren’t promising anything about the durability of this item. If you want to use it you have to promise not to sue us if it breaks”
Omg dO CoMPaNieS hAVe mOrE RiGhTS?!
theScrewhead
I still don’t understand how shit like that is legal. Like, tell me you *KNOW* you’re doing shady shit without telling me you’re doing shady shit.. It’s the legaleese version of a partner saying “Promise me you won’t get mad” before telling you they’ve been cheating on you for months. That kind of EULA language needs to be blanket ruled to be void and illegal.
JabberPocky
Actually no, the eula doesn’t mean shit. There’s lots of case law supporting that.
cataclysmicterrain
“If you’re getting sued, just say no, they cannot sue you without your consent.”
-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
KlutzyAd5729
Nintendo being the shittiest company in gaming for the last two decades
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Isn’t this old news? I don’t mean it in s disrespectful way but I thought everybody was aware of standard EULA practices.
You mean forced into giving up our rights to fight back. Corporations have been given more rights over time because they can lobby the government.
/old man rant over
You can read more on it [here](https://www.eurogamer.net/american-judge-dismisses-switch-joy-con-drift-lawsuit). I put this up as it will set precedent for companies in the future. That lawsuits can go the way of the dinosaur when using a product that backfires or would even kill a consumer. In many cases, there are companies that immediately go to arbitration as opposed to court simply by agreeing to Terms of Usage. But this would go one step further. Essentially, A new car that gets bought and is recalled due to a defective part causes you to slams into a median going over 60 mph turning you into meatpaste. Your family or next of kin gets a sum of money after signing an NDA. This way the car company gets to keep their pristine reputation.
Which will likely happen as more cars go automated and increases the likelihood of it happening. Seems the other part of Cyberpunk about corporations having more rights than consumers when it comes to their lives grows greater as time passes. All anyone has to to is sign on the dotted line.
The lawyer was bad. He should have argued that the EULA referred to software not hardware. You don’t license hardware but own it.
Any John Marshall lawyer could have seen this.
This sort of legalese was until recently typically unenforceable, iirc.
What is this title lol yeah the company made me buy the thing, help.
Think that would not work in Eu
While your title may be true in some cases, in Florida Disney is learning the hard way that its not always true
In Canada, this EULA would be considered onerous and either thrown out, or ignored.
“Hey just fyi we aren’t promising anything about the durability of this item. If you want to use it you have to promise not to sue us if it breaks”
Omg dO CoMPaNieS hAVe mOrE RiGhTS?!
I still don’t understand how shit like that is legal. Like, tell me you *KNOW* you’re doing shady shit without telling me you’re doing shady shit.. It’s the legaleese version of a partner saying “Promise me you won’t get mad” before telling you they’ve been cheating on you for months. That kind of EULA language needs to be blanket ruled to be void and illegal.
Actually no, the eula doesn’t mean shit. There’s lots of case law supporting that.
“If you’re getting sued, just say no, they cannot sue you without your consent.”
-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Nintendo being the shittiest company in gaming for the last two decades