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Firefly Fans Fight Back Against Universal
Gossi writes "What happens when a film studio and a fanbase get into bed? Fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly, and the movie by Universal Studios — Serenity — are not amused. After being encouraged to viral market Serenity, the studio has started legal action against fans (demanding $9000 in retroactive licensing fees in one case and demanding fan promotion stop), and going after Cafepress. The fans response? Retroactively invoice Universal for their services."
and I hated this movie, but I still paid my $8 dollars to watch it on opening night because of all the hype.
Can I get a retroactive refund?
Watch how I sue.
As an addendum, Universal has stated that they also want the sky back.
So all this time, the "..." was just "Stab the guys who helped you in the back to make more money"? Damn, it's so obvious once you've seen it...
If you disagree, post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like.
Why don't they just call it Iceweasel and be done with it?
Oh, Firefly. Nevermind, do carry on.
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Holy crap that is genius. The gnome lawyer was going to turn around and sue the underpants gnomes, using the psychological distress caused by lost underwear to get MASSIVE jury trail payouts! It all makes sense now, and it is frick'n brilliant!
Computers allow humans to make mistakes at the fastest speeds known, with the possible exception of tequila and handguns
If Firefly has taught me anything it's that the proper response to this is to: Put the executives responsible in the airlock, and disscuss their transgressions with them as we fly out to orbit. Never mention it to the crew.
We are all just people.