Hardrock69
08-04-2005, 02:20 PM
A class action lawsuit against Sony's Columbia Pictures units has been settled, and anyone who has gone to see Hollow Man, Vertical Limit, A Knight's Tale, The Animal or The Patriot is due US$5.
Why?
It all goes back to David Manning of the Ridgefield Press, whose quotes filled print and TV ads with praise for these movies. While other reviewers trashed many of these titles, Manning always managed to find something fantastic or amazing about the films. The problem?
He doesn't exist. Colombia Pictures made him up.
To make matters worse, when the company was called out for this, they didn't apologize. No, they claimed that this was fair exercise of free speech. The class action suit has been settled, but Sony did not admit fault in the settlement.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4741259.stm
TO claim a refund, download these instructions (.pdf file):
http://www.bamlawca.com/pdf/sonynot.pdf
Why?
It all goes back to David Manning of the Ridgefield Press, whose quotes filled print and TV ads with praise for these movies. While other reviewers trashed many of these titles, Manning always managed to find something fantastic or amazing about the films. The problem?
He doesn't exist. Colombia Pictures made him up.
To make matters worse, when the company was called out for this, they didn't apologize. No, they claimed that this was fair exercise of free speech. The class action suit has been settled, but Sony did not admit fault in the settlement.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4741259.stm
TO claim a refund, download these instructions (.pdf file):
http://www.bamlawca.com/pdf/sonynot.pdf