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From: magik@chinet.UUCP (Ben Liberman)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: PCNetwork does it again
Message-ID: <557@chinet.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 26-Sep-86 02:42:41 EDT
Article-I.D.: chinet.557
Posted: Fri Sep 26 02:42:41 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 30-Sep-86 01:34:44 EDT
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Reply-To: magik@chinet.UUCP (Ben Liberman)
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In article <4049@brl-smoke.ARPA> kdale@BBNCC-EUR.arpa (Keith Dale) writes:
>I got hit with the automatic (unasked for!) membership renewal from PC  Network
>about   six   months  after  my  membership  expired,  too.

>...unethical, but does anyone know if this is illegal??  

They sent me a postcard saying "if you don't return this card marked NO, we 
will renew your membership and charge it on your charge card.  I called them
(I live in Chicago) and told them that it was illegal (a violation of 
contract law called "implied consent") and they said "gee, if was illegal then
we wouldn't be doing it".   If they put it on your charge card, tell the card
company to take it off (they will usually do it with a phone call, they will
definitely do it will a letter) of your bill and not to try puting it back on
until they can provide proof of your authorization.

Note to net.legal:  not being a lawyer, please correct me if I've totally blown
		    this one.

Note to everyone else:  If you want a REAL legal opinion on this (and not just
 (and disclaimer)	my ignorant opinion) talk to a REAL lawyer.