Judge dismisses suit against Blockbuster, Studios

04 Jul 02 16:28 by in category Uncategorized



Medialine.com reports that three independent video retailed who claimed that the company BlockBuster (video rental service) and the movie industry with conspiratorial revenue-sharing pacts have lost the case. The judge found there was not enough evidence.



After two weeks of hearing testimony from the plaintiffs’ witnesses, including studio executives, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone and John Antioco, Blockbuster’s chairman and CEO, Judge Edward C. Prado granted the defense’s motion for dismissal.

Two of the plaintiffs in the case, John Merchant of 49er Video in Sacramento, CA, and Ronald Cleveland of Lone Star Video in San Antonio, have closed some or all of their stores since filing the suit. The third plaintiff, Dave Stevenson of Rome, NY-based The Big Picture Video, continues to operate his store in bankruptcy.

The three plan to appeal the verdict. They have also filed parallel complaints in a California state court against Blockbuster, Columbia TriStar, Paramount Home Entertainment, Viacom, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Universal Studios Home Video. A trial date had not been set at press time.

MGM Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video had settled with the independent retailers before the Texas court’s verdict for a combined $15 million.

Source: Medialine.com

5 Comments on Judge dismisses suit against Blockbuster, Studios

Sherrif
Posts: 851
Posted on: 04 Jul 02 22:48
Looks like you get the legal decision you pay for..........:7
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 05 Jul 02 08:06
Taht is too bad, I really hate Blockbuster and wish they would die. They don't carry anythign above an R rating and thwy were once against widescreen videos/DVD's because it was too confusing for customers. I don't need them to decide what is good for me or not.
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 06 Jul 02 02:01
That totally sux! I used to goto 49er video here in Sacramento, they used to have at least 3 rentals stores, now I don't see them anymore. They always had good stuff. Thankfully we still have the Video Clearance Center.
Fishbutt
Posts: 32
Posted on: 06 Jul 02 09:08
The thing(s) I always hated about ballbuster was that the help there was generally snobby or rude'ish towards you sometimes. My biggest pet peeve was that, once and awhile I wouldn't rent anything for a few months and one day decide to get a flick or a game there. Sometimes when I brought my choices to the counter, they would claim that I owed them money for a movie that was "late" a few months prior. I'd ask them what was the rental that was supposedly late. They'd check their records and couldn't find the title but only said they saw a late return. They claim that after a certain amount of time has passed, the name of the thing you rented is erased from their database but only the late fee is remaining. Does that sound odd to you as it does to me? I sure as hell ain't gonna pay extra for something that was supposedly late (and I "generally" return my rentals on time) but they couldn't tell me what it was that was late. Makes me feel like they are scamming me! No wonder they are so big and profitable, if this is the case?!!
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 11 Jul 02 08:07
Same damned thing happened to me at Blockbuster. "Sorry sir, but you owe us money for something that way late. We don't have a clue what was late, but there is a fee for it." :r I'd rather pay extra at a ma and pa store (with less selection) than frequent that place.
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