simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agoMarvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review in order to access the playtestfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageMarvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review in order to access the playtestfiles.catbox.moesimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
On today’s episode of “This shouldn’t be legal”… Source: https://twitter.com/A_Seagull/status/1789468582281400792
minus-squareaberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 months agoThe ToS forbids satirical reviews. I’d start a review by reading out this portion of the ToS and then make a list of things I hate, just saying I’m not allowed to talk about this aspect of the game, or this aspect of the game, etc, etc.
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoJudges are smarter than that. So are juries.
minus-squaregaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoA judge would probably throw this out long before it went to a jury.
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoI am certain, having never read this agreement, that there is a binding arbitration clause. No judge would ever see this case.
The ToS forbids satirical reviews. I’d start a review by reading out this portion of the ToS and then make a list of things I hate, just saying I’m not allowed to talk about this aspect of the game, or this aspect of the game, etc, etc.
Judges are smarter than that. So are juries.
A judge would probably throw this out long before it went to a jury.
I am certain, having never read this agreement, that there is a binding arbitration clause.
No judge would ever see this case.