Archive for Category ‘corporate shenanigans’

Ailing Seiko Epson Stifles Competition

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 | Posted by Klaus

Seiko Epson Corp. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, filed lawsuits in a US District Court against 24 firms who manufacture after-market ink cartridges for Epson printers, citing Patent Infringement
Seiko Epson’s complaint, filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), calls for a general exclusion order banning the import or sale of less expensive third party cartridges [...]

AMC Theatres: Words Bad, Ads Good

Thursday, July 14, 2005 | Posted by Klaus

AMC Theatres has announced that it will not exhibit ThinkFilm’s “The Aristocrats,” an unrated documentary that features a series of comedians performing their renditions of the same classic dirty joke. Spokeswoman Pam Blase said that AMC Film Group Chairman Dick Walsh decided, with other executives, not to show the film.
It’s worth mentioning that AMC is [...]

RIAA / CRIA Propaganda Debunked

Sunday, April 10, 2005 | Posted by Klaus

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), along with its Candian brother (the CRIA), has been lobbying for stronger copyright legislation, claiming that it has experienced significant financial losses due to illegal music downloading on peer-to-peer (P2P) services.
Writing for First Monday, Michael Geist details the elaborate myths the RIAA and CRIA have constructed, distilled into [...]

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