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Tim wrote:
>...........when BMI makes a significant change in
>service provided [and in this case, a significantly negative change for most
>people], can we assume that any contracts for service between BMI and a customer
>can be voided at will, since they voided the terms of services provided?
If you read the contract they disclaim liability for just
about everything =and= provide =no= warranties of =any= kind
regarding their service. It would be pretty amusing were it
not for the fact that a lot of us are "married" to this
company. The warranty clause, for example, states, "Other
than the specific warranties provided herein....", when, in
fact, they grant =no= specific warranties =anywhere= in the
agreement.
BMI, ostensibly, has three subscription levels: (1) Annual
prepaid; (2) Annual billed monthly; and (3) Month to month.
"Month to month" and "annual prepaid" subscriptions are
easy: the former merely requires 30 days notice while the
latter is non-refundable.
"Annual billed monthly" subscriptions are different; they
automatically renew for successive 12 month terms.
Cancelling this type of subscription requires 30 days notice
=prior= to the end of the =current= term; subscribers are
responsible for the balance of the term.
For the amount of money we're talking about, it probably
wouldn't be worth their while to go to the mat. They =could=
lose if they did anyway (courts tend to look askance at
automatic renewal clauses). Still, they could give customers
who try to cancel early a hard time.
Best regards,
Jim
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