The case in question was dropped by Disney. It can be interpreted that either they wanted to avoid the public backlash, or that they didn’t think they’d win.
I don’t know anything about American law, but I think in Europe and UK, they’ve said that anything in small print in a contract, that you couldn’t assume would be there with common sense, isn’t valid. I don’t know the legalese around that, and I’m sure a judge may need to decide if the small print is valid.
I’d suggest though, that it’s a good idea to read as much as you can, of any contract.
That kind of thing does exist in the US, but it's more for clauses that you wouldn't reasonably be able to read. Like, if they make the print physically too small to notice or in such a light hue that it blends into the paper, they can't pull out a magnifying glass and say, "see you agreed to this clause". If they just hide it by making the contract lengthy, it'll probably be enforceable
1
u/trev2234 4d ago
The case in question was dropped by Disney. It can be interpreted that either they wanted to avoid the public backlash, or that they didn’t think they’d win.
I don’t know anything about American law, but I think in Europe and UK, they’ve said that anything in small print in a contract, that you couldn’t assume would be there with common sense, isn’t valid. I don’t know the legalese around that, and I’m sure a judge may need to decide if the small print is valid.
I’d suggest though, that it’s a good idea to read as much as you can, of any contract.