Quoted from Nikonokin:Does anyone here have a personal relationship with Roger Sharpe? Another thing I've been discussing with a lawyer is if the Judge rules in favor of ARA and for some reason they think they can sell/auction the machines we quickly go after that breach.
I am willing to do whatever necessary to forcefully (legally) stop ARA's ability to infringe on Universal's license, they are not authorized to sell these. I'd think we'd have a road forward putting both Universal & ARA on notice. Getting Universal on board would be best. I'm still waiting for Barry & Jaap to do the right thing but otherwise we need to force the hand. While a class auction lawsuit against DP might not be fruitful, ARA and Universal have much more to protect, and deeper pockets. I'd think with the help of an expert and Universal we could figure this out.
Every day that goes by at this point is scary. Please reach out to us Barry & Jaap...
If ARA wins and DP can't or won't contest, and the court allows them to liquidate assets, then there's nothing you can do to stop them, subject to Universal not disapproving. The machines are categorically not EAs' property. They would either be sold to the highest bidders or destroyed. You can't 'force' anything.
If that happens and it's the end of the line for TBL, what EAs might perhaps be able to do is broker a deal whereby Universal grants release for sale, and they (interested EAs) pay full price of machine to ARA, or something similar, and have first refusal before anyone else.
That's the best you can hope for if ARA wins and DP kick the bucket. The chance to fight over the small number of built games, with the proviso that you pay again.