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Mandatory arbitration eliminates the user's default right to bring disputes before a court, replacing judicial process with a private arbitration mechanism governed by the terms of this section.
You are required to arbitrate any dispute with the relevant Sony entity and cannot litigate that dispute in court.
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except disputes relating to the enforcement or validity of your, your licensors', our, or our licensors' intellectual property rights
This Arbitration Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall include any claims brought by or against any third parties, including but not limited to your spouses, heirs, third-party beneficiaries and permitted assigns...
the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.
"you and the Sony Entity that you have a Dispute with agree to seek resolution of the Dispute only through arbitration of that Dispute in accordance with the terms of this section, and not litigate any Dispute in court...Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Terms of Service
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Mandatory arbitration eliminates the user's default right to bring disputes before a court, replacing judicial process with a private arbitration mechanism governed by the terms of this section.
You are required to arbitrate any dispute with the relevant Sony entity and cannot litigate that dispute in court.
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