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Dee Dee wrote:

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> "Default User" > wrote in message
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> > > Also if fn have paid for repeated showing(s) of Molto Mario as you
> > > say, perhaps now that the contract is up, he thinks he (his
> > > re-runs) is/are worth more than they were previously.

> >
> > Well, they'd be worth more if someone else were willing to pay for
> > them. I don't know if he has a market or not.


> I can only surmise that there might come a time in life that
> principle (not principal) is more important.
>
> Say, if you (a millionaire many times over) had something that was
> worth a million dollars (and it was documented that it was worth a
> million dollars) and someone wanted it for $10,000, would you sit on
> it or sell it for $10,000.


That's an individual, who can make that sort of decision. A corporation
has a fiduciary duty to the stock holders.





Brian

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