American Airlines and The Points Guy are suing each other

Post by ashtonkem » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:18 PM UTC

lp0_on_fire wrote: post #12

whatshisface wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is cut and dry what they want, but the question is, do the terms give them merely the right to terminate your account... or to sue you?

They have the standard boilerplate: " American Airlines also reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to deny you access to the Site at any time. " "You agree that this Agreement is made and entered into in Tarrant County, Texas. You agree that Texas law governs this Agreement's interpretation and/or any dispute arising from your access to, dealings with, or use of the Site, without regard to conflict…

Post by Rd6n6 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:19 PM UTC

pdabbadabba wrote: post #11

cbtacy wrote: post #6

https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-service/support/legal-infor... "Unless otherwise noted, all information, AAdvantage® account information, articles, data, images, passwords, Personal Identification Numbers ("PINs"), screens, text, user names, Web pages, or other materials (collectively "Content") appearing on the Site are the exclusive property of American Airlines Group, Inc., or American Airlines, Inc., or their su…

But just because AA says so on their website does not make it so. Is there any evidence that they actually agreed to the TOS you linked? That they even read or were presented with a copy of it? And even if they agreed to the terms, what is the appropriate remedy for breaching the agreement?

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:20 PM UTC

lp0_on_fire wrote: post #12

whatshisface wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is cut and dry what they want, but the question is, do the terms give them merely the right to terminate your account... or to sue you?

They have the standard boilerplate: " American Airlines also reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to deny you access to the Site at any time. " "You agree that this Agreement is made and entered into in Tarrant County, Texas. You agree that Texas law governs this Agreement's interpretation and/or any dispute arising from your access to, dealings with, or use of the Site, without regard to conflict…

Post by e4e78a06 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:21 PM UTC

throwaway_b04f wrote: post #18

Years ago I (and a handful of other folks) had a meeting with some people from American who were thinking about opening up their data via an API. One of the other attendees said something to the effect of, "software developers are very, very good at removing inefficiencies when given data like this." It was delicately phrased but the subtext was clearly a warning: if your business depends on asymmetry, an API can sin…

Post by Rd6n6 » Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 7:21 PM UTC

lp0_on_fire wrote: post #12

whatshisface wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is cut and dry what they want, but the question is, do the terms give them merely the right to terminate your account... or to sue you?

They have the standard boilerplate: " American Airlines also reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to deny you access to the Site at any time. " "You agree that this Agreement is made and entered into in Tarrant County, Texas. You agree that Texas law governs this Agreement's interpretation and/or any dispute arising from your access to, dealings with, or use of the Site, without regard to conflict…