GAMING NEWSPS3 Update Removing Your Right to a Class-Action LawsuitPosted on Friday, September 16 @ 16:32:36 Eastern by Nicholas Tan
To clear the company from all class-action lawsuits, which Sony has faced for its removal of Linux support and security breaches, its latest mandatory system update for the PlayStation 3 now has you sign away that very right: You can circumvent this measure by sending a letter (who writes letters anymore?) to Sony within 30 days of accepting the agreement with your name, address, PSN account number, and a clear statement of not wishing to resolve disputes with any Sony entity through arbitration. In return, I would like to know the names, addresses, and PSN account numbers of every Sony employee and lawyer connected to this measure. No? Well, f***. I'm not sure what this says about our legal system if this is acceptable (it can't be good, really), but it does say how much Sony is willing to hold online hostage to ensure that its users can't band together in protest for any of its future actions. In fact, how much you wanna bet we're going to see a class-action lawsuit... for the lulz. As a side-note, these kind of Mandatory Binding Arbitration clauses have been appearing in contracts all over the place in contracts with credit cards, cell phones, etc. Also, this contract seems to be enforceable in the US, but not in other countries like Brazil and certain provinces in Canada. We're special that way. [Via] More from the Game Revolution Network Comments
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WILLS_COOL_MODE
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brb, robbing sh*t.
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Well it's time to do what has to be done...
*Goes on the roof and turns on the Lulzsack signal*
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Woman wins lawsuit against McDs coffee burning her when she kept the cup between her thighs while driving.
Woman wins lawsuit against her local Home Depot for tripping and falling over a kid there and injuring herself on the floor... oh yeah the kid was hers by the way.
Theres too many lawyers in this country, if theyre not in a courtroom they start giving legal advice and **** just rolls downhill.
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Also it burned her junk. While I admit the idea of an 80 yr old woman using her stuff is not appealing, who are we to judge? If it had been your junk being burned and rendered unusable, would you be so forgiving? I would not.
troznov
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Picking a controversial example of a legal doctrine (i.e., arbitration agreements), and using it to criticize an entire field of law (i.e., contract law, or even more generally, the LAW), is just...dumb. There's no other word for it. It's dumb.
And for the record, Sony is REALLY going above and beyond by allowing PSN users to opt out of the arbitration agreement. They have no obligation, legal or otherwise, to do so in any capacity. These sorts of clauses are very common, and none that I've ever heard of allow you to opt out by ANY means.
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