Exactly what I was thinking, and doesn't that make it illegal?
Its not a pryamid. Each person to sign up only has to get 5 others to sign up for something.
You can cancel, it can be free if you do it right. I know people who have gotten free ipods as well as TVs.
As I said, i am just to lazy to do it myself, worry about cancelling aol or BMG and then convincing 5 of my friends to do it.