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Sympathy for the Lawyer

An e-mail exchange about subscribing to Slate.

Posted Sunday, March 1, 1998, at 3:30 AM ET

"A Fine Whine" is an occasional department about the hassles of modern life. What follows is an e-mail exchange about subscribing to Slate. Mark Lundgren lives in Houston. Steve Tapia is a Microsoft corporate attorney.

From: Mark LundgrenSent: Friday, February 20, 1998 7:32 AMTo: letters@slate.com

Dear editors:

I started to subscribe to SLATE, but changed my mind once I hit the agreement. I don't have time to consult a lawyer about a subscription. I'll pass.

Mark Lundgren

From: Seth Stevenson Sent: Friday, February 20, 1998 7:56 AMTo: Rogers Weed; Joel Oleson

lots of people have been griping about the big brother-ish language of the subscription agreement

From: Steve Tapia Sent: Monday, February 23, 1998 3:07 PM To: Mark Lundgren

Mark:

I hope I may ask for a moment of your time.

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