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The mandatory individual arbitration requirement removes access to jury trials, class actions, and other court proceedings as dispute resolution mechanisms.
A user may not pursue disputes against Spotify through jury trials, other court proceedings, or class actions; individual arbitration is the required forum.
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Neither you nor we may elect arbitration of any claims seeking only individualized relief asserted by you or us in small claims court, so long as the action remains in that court and is not removed or appealed de novo...
either party retains the right to bring an individual action in small claims court, if the claims qualify, so long as the matter remains in such court and advances only on an individual (non-class, non-representative) basis.
except disputes relating to the enforcement or validity of your, your licensors', our, or our licensors' intellectual property rights
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"THESE TERMS CONTAIN A MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISION THAT...REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR ANY OTHER COURT PROCEEDINGS, OR CLASS ACTIONS OF ANY KIND.— Excerpt from Spotify's Spotify Terms and Conditions
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The mandatory individual arbitration requirement removes access to jury trials, class actions, and other court proceedings as dispute resolution mechanisms.
A user may not pursue disputes against Spotify through jury trials, other court proceedings, or class actions; individual arbitration is the required forum.
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