Wow, just... wow. Can you be any more evil?

We really need to strike down this arbitration agreement nonsense. If I want to resolve a dispute by arbitration, that should be an option, but never a requirement.

Forced Arbitration should absolutely be illegal. Here's an article on the topic if you've never thought about it before:

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3986551-the-time-to-ban-forced-arbitration-is-now/

This should be what finally starts the push to ban mandatory arbitration clauses.

The notion that terns agreed to by a consumer when creating a Disney+ free trial account would forever bar that consumer’s right to a jury trial in any dispute with any Disney affiliate or subsidiary, is so outrageously unreasonable and unfair as to shock the judicial conscience, and this court should not enforce such an agreement.

Not that I'm condoning piracy, but pirates don't have to deal with this crap. Just sayin'. This situation is basically the plot of the Cent-iPad episode of South Park, and hopefully the courts strike this "defense" down with prejudice.

And since the FTC found its teeth, maybe it should look at the behemoth that Disney has been allowed to become; they own way too many media properties.

Not an American... But holy crap... If Disney succeeds with this... then ... E-v-e-r-y single service will have a clause like "you hereby agree to never ever take legal action against us, our subsidiaries, cookie partners, affiliates, our friend's dog or Bob for anything we might or might not have caused in the next 2 billion years if we don't give you permission.".

I'm happy that I'm living in the European Union av and not in Florida.

Pirate everything, then you don't have to sign any TOS

taps head

"Disney understandably may want to benefit from the privacy and confidentiality that arbitration brings, rather than having a wrongful death suit heard in public with the associated publicity," says Jamie Cartwright, partner at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys.

-- from the BBC article

If that's what they want, they clearly never heard of the Streisand Effect. This is disgraceful behaviour from Disney, and I hope they come to severely regret it.

People always act surprised when I say I hate Disney. This type of shit is exactly why.

If this exact thing was a villain plot in a Disney film, it would be laughed as being unrealistically evil.

would forever bar that consumer’s right to a jury trial in any dispute with any Disney affiliate or subsidiary, is so outrageously unreasonable and unfair as to shock the judicial conscience

Agree 100%

But why weren't all Americans up on the fences against such conditions during recent years?

This is atrocious. Coincidentally Disney is planing to open a park themed with villains. Seems like they can save time and money by renaming the whole place Villain's World.

I've been a few times in my younger years but have zero desire as an adult. Sure they have some nice rides and attractions but the Disney culture is a huge turnoff to me, as are the very high prices of everything there. If I were to take a vacation that costs similar I'm off to a national park or maybe international travel. I prefer real culture over fantasy land.

My jaw dropped after the first paragraph. What the fuck is this?

Now I'm worrying that some terms of service I aggreed maybe 10 years ago and that might still apply to me. Also, worry that will I be forced into arbitration because I visit a website and the term of servicr have a forced arbitration clause. This would be a nightmare scenario. Imagine Disney claims that because I visited their website (or the cookie prompt), I have agreed to forced arbitration.

There's no way a judge is gonna allow this. Outrageous. The language is way out of scope.

Back in high school I performed in the chorus at a Christmas concert at Disney World. Prior to doing it, I had to sign away my right to my image and voice "in perpetuity and throughout the universe."

Now I'm wondering if that all still applies and taking selfies means I could get sued by Disney.

Nah, the funniest part about all of this isn't that their using the disney+ STREAMING TERMS OF SERVICE to get out of liability for murdering some poor lady by disregarding her repeated stated allergies, let's say you can fit those mental gymnastics into your world view - what you can't do, is use your DISNEY+ gift cards at FUCKING DISNEY LAND OR DISNEY WORLD.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/theme-parks/2023/12/20/disney-plus-gift-card-accident/71995807007/

because it's all the same system, if the TOS for the streaming service APPLY AT THE FUCKING THEME PARK, that shit don't make no sense.

And strangely the gift card thing has come up multiple times.

Hopefully the judge is overwhelmed by disgust from a movement like this, since binding arbitration has only served as a means to deny consumers access to judicial remedies. It should never have been an option in the first place.

Curiously, the whole point of having justice and arbitration systems is to prevent parties from resorting to violence for vengeance. It's why, in the four boxes of freedom, the ammunition box follows the jury box.

By continuing to display Disney advertisements on my computer and within my field of vision after September 1st, 2024, Disney hereby waives all right to force binding arbitration just because someone signed up for a free trial.

(Oh and also brings jurisdiction to British Columbia, or anywhere there isn't a sizeable portion of numbnut judgets who would entertain the stupid argument Disney is making.)

This just has all the hallmarks of absurdist fuckery from the last 20 years.

• Money is political speech

• Your employer's religious freedom trumps yours

• Self defence was added to the second amendment in crayon

• The evisceration of the Voting Rights Act

• Prosecutors may enjoy immunity from lying in court

• Standing doesn't actually matter

• Presidents may enjoy immunity for anything they do

(Anywhere it's a may instead of shall, we all know it's conservatives being protected. It doesn't apply to democratic prosecutors and presidents)

So coming soon, eternal and universal Terms of Service. Which won't become a dark phrase at all. Our employers will offer us everything from housing to food and we'll accept it to keep from having to sign TOS with Kroger's, a slum lord, Ford, Microsoft, and Netflix.

Disney: “You stepped on a crack, we’re legally allowed to break your mamma’s back.”

~~Banana~~ Mickey mouse republic

I wonder if you could send Disney a huge pile of legal demands well in advance, say something like "By accepting me as a Disney+ customer, The Walt Disney Company Agrees to all terms herein", then sign up for an account and just show up at Disney HQ and start running the place because they signed over executive control to you by letting you sign up.

Bring the lawyers in and mutiny the place. "The moment my account was activated, I became the legal CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Now get this Bob Iger fucker out of my goddamn office!"

Given that Disney's history with litigation and human rights is pretty vile, I am not terribly surprised by this.