Wow, way to spin your small business client losing 25k lol. Note they don't refer to the 35% of claims that were upheld.
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Wow, way to spin your small business client losing 25k lol. Note they don't refer to the 35% of claims that were upheld.
So, by the end of the trial, GW were asking for $25k. At the end of the trial, they were awarded $25k.
Sounds like a machine gun effect, if you spray enough someone ends up in the beaten zone.
This is rather silly don't you think? Games Workshop product can still be found on its own section of wall in any independent store, or in its own stores without any other merchandise for you to dig through. Likewise, you can still order from them direct. In short, you comment there is a load of... well... you know. From a consumer perspective, more choice and options are always better. From a consumer perspective, more competition tends to create better product and drive down prices. The consumer benefits from it being a BUYER'S market.
I think people are considerably overstating the potential damage to GW and the boon to the 3rd party industry personally. I doubt there will much of a negative impact to GW and while I think it will be good for 3rd party producers it's not going to result in some kind of renaissance.
Well, gotta leave something for Foley to brag about ;)
There's a certain amount of that, yes. On the other hand, it's also true that when you plead for damages you don't really have any of the information you need to make an accurate determination as to which claims you can win. So even if you aren't trying to make every possible claim, it is the natural process of litigation for you to realize you can win money on fewer and fewer claims as things approach judgment. The fact that things narrowed so much is a legitimate victory for Winston & Strawn, even if it's not as much of a victory for CHS.
I never said it would do GW any damage. I could care less about GW's bottom line one way or the other. I only care about MY bottom line. :) What is good for third party and after market producers is good for my options. I think in the long run it will be good for GW too. They are facing a real problem which they will not be able to deal with through normal channels, i.e. the Russian (and other location) recasts for sale. The straight up copies are growing in availability and the only way to put them out of business is the same way you compete with third party types. Games Workshop will simply have to adjust to a new market reality and the sooner they do that the better for them and the better for us.