FYI
I have asked for official verification of this, so don't take it as gospel
just yet, but I have heard it from a wide variety of sources now :s.
Tom Webb
Webmaster of the EPICentre
http://www.netepic.org - Home of Netepic, EPIC:
Armageddon, VOID and Heresy
----- Original Message -----
From: "warhammerwannabee" <bedwards_at_...>
To: <direwolf_wh_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 5:22 AM
Subject: [WH] The End of Internet Stores?
> All -
>
> Games Workshop has set a date - 15 July - after that date no
> retailer will be allowed to sell Games Workshop products over the
> internet.
>
> What'cha think?
>
> Any lawyers out there interested in exploring a suit against GW on
> behalf of 15-20 internet retailers grossing about 12 million a year
> that will all be lost?
>
> GW will - BTW - still sell on the internet...
>
> 1) Can injuctive releif be had?
> a) Can GW be forced to sell to us?
> b) Can they be forced to also not sell on the net?
> c) Is there case law to support thier "no-one else on the net"
> stance?
>
> 2) Are damages a realistic achievable?
> a) What basis for damages?
> b) what burden of proof on the stores to prove up losses?
>
> 3) How many of us are needed to form a class?
>
> 4) Is a class action desired?
>
> 5) Lots more questions....
>
> If you're an attorney, and your interested, please e-mail me off the
> list
>
> w.w.edwards _at_ attbi.com (remove the spaces before and after the "@"
> symbol). I will reply late Tuesday evening West Coast time.
>
> Thanks in advance to all my customers and friends, and those lawyers
> who may be interested!
>
> Bill Edwards
> www.hobbyworkshop.com
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