Pokmon Go Contracts Cause Concern for Regulators in Europe
Posted in: Uncategorized
Gamers love Pokmon Go. The mobile app’s developers, however, are finding European authorities a bit more difficult to win over.
The game has smashed app download records — but consumer watchdogs across Europe are raising questions about the contract customers must agree to before using it. The terms of service waive a player’s rights to courtroom representation as a plaintiff or class action member in favor of binding, individual arbitration unless the user opts out within a month of the download.
This month’s release of the app that allows players to hunt Pokmon in their own backyards led to a frenzy with consumers and investors. Nintendo, creators of the Pokemon franchise and investors in developer Niantic, saw its market value double in the immediate wake of the game’s release, surging by $17.6 billion. That boost has been tempered by questions about how much Nintendo will benefit, and whether groups will fight to improve the terms for consumers.
Post a Comment