Time Inc to Fight Lawsuit Over Sharing Subscriber Data

Advertising Age: Time Inc. has until April 26 to respond to a lawsuit seeking class-action status filed in Michigan in February by People magazine subscriber Carolyn Perlin. The suit alleges that Perlin’s personal information was divulged to unnamed third-party, data-mining companies without the consent required under Michigan state law. “We intend to fight this lawsuit,” a Time Inc. spokeswoman said.