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Earlier this month, MoviePass announced that its customers, previously allowed to see one movie per day, would be limited to just three per month. At the time, the company said that the change wouldn't affect annual subscribers until their plan renewed. But it looks like MoviePass has changed its mind yet again, and probably to nobody's surprise. The company began circulating an email today notifying annual plan subscribers that they too will be limited to just three film showings per month.
"As of today, aligned with Section 2.4 of our Terms of Use, your annual subscription plan will now allow you to see three movies a month instead of the previous unlimited offering, and you'll receive up to a $5 discount on any additional movie tickets purchased," the email said. "This is the current standard plan now in effect for all current and new subscribers." And because the move is retroactive for the current monthly period, which varies by customer, some users will find that they've already seen their three movies once they receive the notification email. The company claims it "intends" to expand its offering of blockbuster and independent films in light of the plan adjustments.
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/24/moviepass-annual-subscribers-three-movie-plan/
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 27 2018, @07:17PM (2 children)
You can't make a contract where you keep changing the service in unreasonable ways without giving the other party an option to agree or bow out. Otherwise companies like verizon would have jumped all over this when they took away unlimited and landlords could perpetually renew your lease while upping the rent. Also being a contract of adhesion and all.... much easier to get it thrown out.
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Tuesday August 28 2018, @02:50PM (1 child)
Well, that's what they basically did. "Unreasonable" is a matter for a court given a specific change. "Unlimited" gets thrown out because the contract was made with the specific understanding it would be unlimited - this contract pretty well says the amount you get is the amount they allow you to have at any time. This contract isn't changing the amount required as consideration for the variable service. You are a free agent signing the contract and there are other ways to get movie tickets so this isn't adhesive.
And yes, it can be challenged in court... if there isn't a binding arbitration clause. And you can win or lose. It's just not clear cut that a plaintiff could win this - good luck finding a contingency lawyer to take it on (though you might!!!)
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 28 2018, @03:47PM
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