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Blockbuster Settles No Late Fee Suit
fistfullast33l writes "In a followup to a previous Slashdot story, Blockbuster has settled a lawsuit with 47 states and the District of Columbia over its No Late Fees advertising campaign. The New York State Attorney General's Office released the following: 'The Attorneys General alleged that the advertising campaign launched in late December 2004 was misleading because it failed to clearly disclose that, seven days after a movie or game's return due date, the consumer would be charged its selling price if the item were not yet returned. The Attorneys General also alleged there was insufficient disclosure that not all Blockbuster franchise stores were participating, leaving customers of those stores wrongly believing that they, too, would not have to pay late fees.' Blockbuster will be refunding customers as part of the deal." Additional commenary available on MSNBC.
And this is important to Slashdot readers who probably download their entertainment because...
/. does nothing with his spare time but download illegally pirated movies and warez programs. I imagine most readers are perfectly legitimate.
Not everyone who reads
Anyone care to evaluate the slogan in the topic?
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
I imagine most readers are perfectly legitimate.
And some are just bastards.
Thanks to the internet, we can now all die alone together! -SomeWoman
Blockbuster: No late fees.
McDonalds: Our fried lard-balls are fat free!
NBC: Must-see TV
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Napster 14 day trial: Download a million songs for FREE
Nigeria: Give us $14,000 and we'll give you millions.
Slashdot: Our moderation system is fair and balanced.
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On the other side, you have one of the most true ad campaigns in history, for the Eagle car company: "Eagle: Not intended for the general public". The general public wholeheartedly agreed.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
You know....you don't have to watch the little progress bar when you download stuff...you just kind of let it sit there for awhile on its own and you are free to do other things! Amazing, I know, but true.
I belong to the ______ generation.