When you become a member of something, you have different set of rights and protections. There are terms and conditions....which brings in regulators - potentially.
Excellent point.
What happens if someone is unhappy with the subscription and wants his money back.
He could sue you... but wait, who would he sue? The darkcoin foundation?
On closer examination, all this doesn't make any sense.
But what if those subscriptions aren't really subscriptions, but something else?
Paying a fee is mandatory.... but voluntarily paying for a service/subscription makes you a "customer" who needs to be "protected" by government. lol