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"321 Studios regrets to inform you that it has ceased business operations. ... Despite 321 Studios'best efforts to remain in business, injunctions entered against 321 Studios by three U.S. federal courts earlier this year has resulted in 321 Studios no longer being able to continue operating the business.... The employees and those associated with 321 Studios sincerely appreciate your support of our company and products over the last couple of years."
- The home page of 321 Studios (www.321studios.com), Aug. 4, 2004
How do you kill off a company of 400 employees and projected earnings of more than 0 $0 150 million in a few months? Easy, sic the dark forces of the entertainment industry and their cohorts on them.
In just a few months the financial damage caused by fighting the deep legal pockets of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in the guise of the Paramount and Fox...