I would agree that in most cases this is true.

But we are talking about really deceptive sales practices by Adobe. Fighting fire with fire in this instance seems particularly reasonable.

That aside, engaging this tactic on transactions with merchants with reasonable cancellation terms would be borderline fraud. If you use the services and they satisfied your needs, you really should be paying for them.

How about not giving money or mindshare to a company you think is scummy?

True. But any refill that doesn't state the fact upfront is also fraud. If a company is transparent that you will be automatically charged every year, and has an easy way to cancel before the date, well then that's on me. I've paid those obligations even if I'm not using the product. But if the rebill terms are hidden during the marketing process, and buried away in fine print....good luck collecting from Sammy Davis, Sr, Dirtbag Co.

Another option is to ask your state's attorney general's office to send them a letter. Companies do not like letters from the government.

Fraudulently avoiding being defrauded? Poetic.

Does it really come as a shock that you don't have a blanket right to lie about your identity to protect yourself from possible exploitation?

Capitalism and the machine usually wins.