Press release

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., yesterday upheld a lower court ruling that allows the marketing of “universal ” remote controls for garage door openers, an important decision that helps pave the way for competition and lower prices in the aftermarket and replacement parts arena.  read more »

In a blatant misuse of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, over the past two weeks, a group of national retailers forced FatWallet.com to remove Day After Thanksgiving sales information from its site. In letters sent to FatWallet, each retailer claimed that the Copyright Act gives it a monopoly over this price data. Today, FatWallet.com challenges those letters as abuses of federal law, insists on damages, and refuses to disclose identifying information on the individuals who posted the sales information.  read more »