Comment Re:Something to improve consumer laws? (Score 1) 48
What in modern society requires signing up for monthly payments to any service? The only thing that even comes close for the average person is renting a property to live in.
Even if electric power, water, sewer, trash pickup, and gas for indoor heating (in areas that get snow) are included in your rent, other services with recurring payments include home and mobile Internet access, renter's insurance, car insurance, and health insurance.
Even the streaming services I have either have month to month options or bill me for the full year at the time of purchase. I don't need to use any of them as I could always choose to rent or purchase to own any of the content on those services.
A lot of shows on streaming services are never released on DVD.