First of all, I'm pretty sure it's Olson and not Olsen.
Second, considering his (shared) success in bringing down Prop 8, he's got a good chance of success.
Samsung is based in Korea. Most monitors (like the one in front of me :) ) are manufactured in China.
The warranty in this case is provided by Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. The poor bastard needs to deal with them. Based on my personal experience - good effing luck.
Samsung USA is highly unlikely to cover the warranty of the "Canadian" product. Samsung Canada will not cover the warranty of the product sold and/or used in USA. In fact, the more interesting question is why was Sam's Club, a company that doesn't even exist as an entity in Canada, was selling the Canadian market products. Is that even legal?
It matters (from the practical point of view) because you're dealing with two separate companies, specifically Samsung Electronics U.S.A. and Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. The legalities of warranties, guarantees, etc, work differently/are different in US and in Canada. The warranty products for Canadian markets are legally warrantiued by the Canadian subsidiary of Samsung and the same applies to US markets.
I'm not sure if this is the way it works in US but in Canada if I bring a Samsung product I bought in Korea it still wouldn't be repaired on warranty because Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. did not issue said warranty.
On a related note: There is nothing legal that really barres the companies from servicing the equipment. They can easily announce that the products bought from a foreign subsidiary would be covered by the warranty. In fact, until not that long ago all car manufacturers would honour the warranty of new cars bought in US by Canadians for use in Canada. They stopped doing that when the $USD and $CDN became almost at par and many Canadians went to US to buy cars (they are waaaaay cheaper south of the border). About 2 years ago a fully loaded Subaru Outback was selling in Canada for $39K-$40K. A friend of mine bought the identical car from a dealer in upstate New York for $25K.
My guess is that those big companies set up local subsidiaries in part in order to protect local markets.
I remember reading on a website of a band I like that they owned the copyright on all images taken at their concerts. It'd be kind of like me claiming to own copyright on their songs simply because I listened to them.
"Of course, we've been told by some patent system supporters that if you're not getting patents, you're not actually inventing and that there's no incentive to invent without patents. So, do we assume that Twitter is doing nothing special at all... or that, perhaps, there are other incentives and other ways to compete rather than relying on patents?"
Or they're still trying to figure out how to file patents in 140 characters or less...
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Can't wait
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(In a nod to Hephaestus) how very warped! :)
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http://wonkette.com/426205/christine-odonnells-former-neighbors-wish-she-didnt-have-sex-so -loudly
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Christine O'Donnell
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Ted Olson
Second, considering his (shared) success in bringing down Prop 8, he's got a good chance of success.
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Re: Re: Re: Good grief!
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The warranty in this case is provided by Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. The poor bastard needs to deal with them. Based on my personal experience - good effing luck.
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Re: Good grief!
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Cross-border purchasing
I'm not sure if this is the way it works in US but in Canada if I bring a Samsung product I bought in Korea it still wouldn't be repaired on warranty because Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. did not issue said warranty.
On a related note: There is nothing legal that really barres the companies from servicing the equipment. They can easily announce that the products bought from a foreign subsidiary would be covered by the warranty. In fact, until not that long ago all car manufacturers would honour the warranty of new cars bought in US by Canadians for use in Canada. They stopped doing that when the $USD and $CDN became almost at par and many Canadians went to US to buy cars (they are waaaaay cheaper south of the border). About 2 years ago a fully loaded Subaru Outback was selling in Canada for $39K-$40K. A friend of mine bought the identical car from a dealer in upstate New York for $25K.
My guess is that those big companies set up local subsidiaries in part in order to protect local markets.
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Logical much?
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Huh?
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Re: Re: Re: The real question...
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The real question...
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Desperation
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Insult ot the uniform?
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Or they're still trying to figure out how to file patents in 140 characters or less...
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Live and learn
Yes. Like say, other judges....
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