Disney said late Wednesday that it is “deeply saddened” by the family’s loss but stressed the Irish pub is neither owned nor operated by the company. The company’s stance in the litigation doesn’t affect the plaintiff’s claims against the eatery, it added.
“We are merely defending ourselves against the plaintiff’s attorney’s attempt to include us in their lawsuit against the restaurant,” the company wrote in an emailed statement.
For some reason that word "merely" just gets right under my skin. Like they KNOW it's peak slimy, but they are just trying to do their job, man.
...Which is to protect the company at the expense of anything else: Reason, decency, consumer rights...
82I sincerely hope this shit blows up. May corporations providing "free" services forever be associated with literal devil's contacts. Piracy is no longer just about sticking it to the man, it's about freedom!
65Meanwhile, even though D+ wants to apply their TOS to the theme parks, if you buy a D+ gift card, those funds cannot be used at any of the theme parks lol.
I can't believe this is even a fucking thing
53I sure hope they not only lose, but get further punitive damages for even trying to pull this shit.
37Right to Sue is a right. Arbitration clause is a contractual obligations.
They should be able to sue regardless of being contractually obliged to seek arbitration. Disney can sue them for violating the terms of the contract later, but nothing should hinder anyone's right to seek justice.
35Tbf: he renewed this agreement when buying tickets which doesn't really make it better but still
Edit: since I got some downvotes and comments, I'm not saying they are in the right, all I'm relativizing is the "years earlier" at the end. The contract was renewed recently, still it totally doesn't cover this kind of situation.
33This feels so illegal. If it isn't, it should be. Fuck Disney for this.
31Even more ridiculous is that according to this article the agreement even extends to the free trials, even if they don't extend past the trial period.
23damn imperialist rat
21There are plenty of reasons to hate Disney. If you're still paying for their content at this point, you are part of the problem.
18The happiest place on earth, y'all!
17It's particularly entertaining because he's dead, so whatever agreement he made doesn't stop her from filing a suit. In other words, this is not a situation where someone who's currently alive had agreed to something in a click-through many years ago and is now suing.
One of the other interesting points of contract law that I think Disney will quickly lose is the fact that the agreement years ago was between two parties for something that happened years ago. They will have difficulty successfully arguing that what looked like a small scale deal that has long since ended actually had potential negative ramifications but only for one party, for the rest of their lives. If Disney were still giving him benefits up to his death, I think that could potentially be a different situation.
And as usual, depending on the level of negligence on Disney's end, it doesn't matter what he agreed to.
16I can't believe nobody has mentioned the fact that it looks like Mickey is pissing over the disney logo in this image
14Disney probably doesn't care if this argument holds in a court of law. If it does, jackpot, they now have a get out of jail free card due to case law. Their main objective is to wear down the plaintiff financially or mentally so that they drop the case.
14Imagine if he had actually purchased it.
9I only want to know how this ends
8I’m kind of worried about Celebration, Florida now. It always seemed too much of a Stepford Wives type situation but now it’s just ridiculous.
6yeah, that work like a trap.
Sign up for one service with arbitrate ... that would apply for all service.
3Man, I cant wait till the grand confluence of fascist sycophants foot-trolls and fascist sycophant appointees hit eachother and it all becomes apparent they are just …. oh wait that already is happening with gaz—-oh wait… oh wait. what? you mean Compan000s0sdf0sodjufhgah00y7ruouoobbel peu8rp;il
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