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Old 05-17-2006, 09:58 PM  
dcortez
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Originally Posted by WDjay

The user gives us NO INFO at all, Name, CC, email....nothing. They receive a 3 day FREE TRIAL to 100% of the content. After 3 days the content is shut off and the user is directed to a join page. We need to put thast in our terms for legal reasons. If you know a way to charge a user with absolutly no info....PLEASE LET US KNOW ;)
Well, apparently, holding the (albeit anonymous) user's machine for ransom by routinely harrassing them on startup and not providing a simple standard means of removing the software is one way to coerce users into payment.

There seems to be a mountain of diverse sources suggesting this is a very common scenario.

Is this true??
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