MGM DVD Class Action Settlement
Apparently there has been a class action lawsuit against MGM. So if you are a big DVD purchaser (and I am) then you should get in line for your settlement… ;-)
I actually received check from the Audio Price Fixing class action suit on CD’s (however it was around $5 if I remember correctly, and I’ve bought around 500 CD’s so you do the math). I’m thinking the price fixing added more than one penny a CD…
Here is some background from the shark’s website:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., et al.
On December 13, 2002 WCC&P filed a class action complaint, Eallonardo v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. BC286950. The complaint alleges that MGM’s advertisements that “widescreen” DVDs provide up to 50% more image than MGM’s standard screen DVDs is false and/or misleading. Plaintiffs allege that the “widescreen” DVDs show the same width of the film as the “standard screen” DVD of the same film. The complaint alleges that defendants violated the unfair competition laws, false advertising laws, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act and committed fraud.
The settlement website is here. Hurry, you must make your claim by March 31st, 2005.
January 28th, 2005
What a scam. They have to work LESS to produce the widescreen version that the standard. No pan and zoom, no motion centering, its closer to a direct video dump that the one thats “formated to fit your screen”.