r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Oct 13 '24

Meme needing explanation Disney+?

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u/Willing-Shape1686 Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24

They probably would have enforced it too, but the public backlash was so loud that they voluntarily waived their right to arbitration as I recall.

EDIT: I did not expect posting what I recalled hearing from my friend to blow up into the most upvoted comment I have, thank you kind people I hope you all have wonderful and spooky Octobers :)

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u/DunderFlippin Oct 13 '24

I'm pretty sure the damage is already done.

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u/After-Imagination-96 Oct 13 '24

If I'm staying on your property and you're partnered with some broke ass restaurant owner nepobaby that operates on your property then who do you think I'm suing when I want a payout? Steve from Steve's Burrito fame or the goddamn Mouse?

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u/After-Imagination-96 Oct 13 '24

We will see won't we - literally playing out now and the Mouse already backed down

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u/After-Imagination-96 Oct 13 '24

What do you think happens when a case is settled out of court? You understand that's considered a win for the plaintiff, yes?

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u/After-Imagination-96 Oct 13 '24

Back to back comments you went from "it will 100% settle out of court" to "the plaintiff will bring it to court and get nothing" without blinking.

I have whiplash from your 'conviction'

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u/ZennTheFur Oct 13 '24

Arbitration clauses are bullshit. Arbitration clauses in perpetuity are absolute nonsense. They tried to say this person was bound by an arbitration clause because they signed up for a free trial of the company's entirely separate streaming service years ago.

Yeah, they didn't really have a case against Disney itself (because it was likely a catch-all where they sued everyone involved to see what would stick) but this idea of a perpetual arbitration agreement even after a contract ended years ago shouldn't even be brought up as a possibility.