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minus-square@Buffalox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-11•3 months agoStill the contract should be void, when the legal entity ceases to exist. When a company is bought, it’s not the same legal entity or “person”. Seems to me this is merely arbitrary bullshit, where American courts tend to favor American companies.
minus-square@SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish18•3 months agoSounds like a great and easy way to get out of contracts by selling yourself to yourself for $1. Why would a contract be null and void due to a sale…? That makes no sense at all.
minus-squareThe PantserlinkfedilinkEnglish-6•3 months agoSame reason when companies play the same game with consumers. “Non transferable warranties and EULAs”
minus-square@grue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•3 months agoYou’re not actually trying to paint that as somehow a good thing though, are you?
minus-square@SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoAs specified in the term, that’s negotiated up front it doesn’t transfer. Not every contract stipulates that, and some do transfer… so there is precedence already.
Still the contract should be void, when the legal entity ceases to exist.
When a company is bought, it’s not the same legal entity or “person”.
Seems to me this is merely arbitrary bullshit, where American courts tend to favor American companies.
Sounds like a great and easy way to get out of contracts by selling yourself to yourself for $1.
Why would a contract be null and void due to a sale…? That makes no sense at all.
Same reason when companies play the same game with consumers.
“Non transferable warranties and EULAs”
You’re not actually trying to paint that as somehow a good thing though, are you?
As specified in the term, that’s negotiated up front it doesn’t transfer. Not every contract stipulates that, and some do transfer… so there is precedence already.