[edanm]

On the contrary, this is the kind of precedent I'm happy about, as a (youngish) entrepreneur.

Take me for example. I'm working on my own startup. Eventually, I'm probably going to get funding, and sign into some kind of contract. Now the fact is, I'm no legal expert, and I don't have money to hire a legal expert from day one. The fact that the law makes some contracts unenforceable makes me feel much safer about not entering into any kind of mess that will seriously screw me.

Obviously, this only goes so far. And of course I will pay for actual legal counsel before entering a contract. But anything that society can do to make it easier to start a startup, including things like not having to worry about certain legalities, is a Good Thing, since it makes startups more likely.

[arethuza]

"I will pay for actual legal counsel before entering a contract"

That's easy to say - when it comes down to getting a lawyer to review something or making payroll that months it starts to look a bit trickier - especially when you realize that having a lawyer review something actually only provides a very limited form of protection. Of course, if you have external investors you tend to use lawyers more as you have to be seen to be performing due diligence and, of course, you simply have more money.

[eru]

But if your would-be funders have to think too hard about what kind of contract they can offer you, that's enforcable --- they might not decide not to bother at all with funding you.