State Rep. Raymond Poe introduced a bill that would force companies to make cancellation easier for subscription based game, specifically MMOs. It was signed into law on Tuesday. The law is as states that the company must provide:
(1) a secure method at the Internet gaming service provider’s web site that the consumer may use to cancel the service, which method shall not require the consumer to make a telephone call or send U.S. Postal Service mail to effectuate the cancellation;
and (2) instructions that the consumer may follow to cancel the service at the Internet gaming service provider’s web site. Makes it an unlawful business practice for an Internet gaming service provider to violate the new provisions.
As with any law, how does this effect a company based in California or even Korea?
Final Fantasy XI Cancellation Woes Conjure Up New Law in Illinois - [Gamepolitics]
Tags: final fantasy XI, gaming bill, illinois, invasion of privacy laws, mmo, raymond poe, square-enix
