Forced arbitration with Smartwool socks: Difference between revisions

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Smartwool is a brand of wool clothing. The incident described in this ~~article~~ is a example EULA roofieing, where one a business attempts to create a contract on the basis of no-response from customers. Often this is done as prudence for business interests. However, it creates the potential for unjust situations<ref>[[Disney wrongful-death lawsuit]]</ref>. To illustrate the magnitude of risk posed by a clothing-related EULA, one can imagine a less responsible company having inadvertently used toxic dyes or coatings due to supply chain mishaps. In such a case they might avoid paying damages to the harmed consumers.

Smartwool is a brand of wool clothing. The incident described in this summary is a example EULA roofieing, where one a business attempts to create a contract on the basis of no-response from customers. Often this is done as prudence for business interests. However, it creates the potential for unjust situations<ref>[[Disney wrongful-death lawsuit]]</ref>. To illustrate the magnitude of risk posed by a clothing-related EULA, one can imagine a less responsible company having inadvertently used toxic dyes or coatings due to supply chain mishaps. In such a case they might avoid paying damages to the harmed consumers.

A feature of this example is the strategic use of asymmetry. The business delivered their opt-in in a inexpensive, unexpected, and casual nature. The consumer has to do absolutely nothing to opt-in, and they opt-in without reading it. Opting out is difficult, tedious and relatively expensive.

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==References==

<references />Video associated with this article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=670rwHz1WV8

[[Category:EULA roofieing]]

[[Category:Legal Lockout]]

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-Smartwool is a brand of wool clothing. The incident described in this article is a example EULA roofieing, where one a business attempts to create a contract on the basis of no-response from customers. Often this is done as prudence for business interests. However, it creates the potential for unjust situations<ref>[[Disney wrongful-death lawsuit]]</ref>. To illustrate the magnitude of risk posed by a clothing-related EULA, one can imagine a less responsible company having inadvertently used toxic dyes or coatings due to supply chain mishaps. In such a case they might avoid paying damages to the harmed consumers.
+Smartwool is a brand of wool clothing. The incident described in this summary is a example EULA roofieing, where one a business attempts to create a contract on the basis of no-response from customers. Often this is done as prudence for business interests. However, it creates the potential for unjust situations<ref>[[Disney wrongful-death lawsuit]]</ref>. To illustrate the magnitude of risk posed by a clothing-related EULA, one can imagine a less responsible company having inadvertently used toxic dyes or coatings due to supply chain mishaps. In such a case they might avoid paying damages to the harmed consumers.
 A feature of this example is the strategic use of asymmetry. The business delivered their opt-in in a inexpensive, unexpected, and casual nature. The consumer has to do absolutely nothing to opt-in, and they opt-in without reading it. Opting out is difficult, tedious and relatively expensive.
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 ==References==
 <references />Video associated with this article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=670rwHz1WV8
 [[Category:EULA roofieing]]
 [[Category:Legal Lockout]]
+[[Category:Incidents]]