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CanRay
Renraku Arcology, and the UCAS being able to claim "Eminent Domain".
Iracundus
The UCAS being able to claim eminent domain in the Arcology was due to it being so high profile. The UCAS would have a hard time doing anything like that to a major megacorp facility short of such a PR fiasco. It does show corps aren't entirely immune from public opinion. Of course one could also argue other corps might have edged on the UCAS govt. in order to watch Renraku burn but I don't think any would be happy about this precedent of eminent domain being exercised against extraterritorial corporate property.
CanRay
Well, it did take a series of nuclear power plants under an Insane AIs control to allow the UCAS to claim said power...

And, I mean, honestly, how likely is that to happen again? vegm.gif
hobgoblin
QUOTE (CanRay @ Apr 28 2008, 03:58 PM) *
Well, it did take a series of nuclear power plants under an Insane AIs control to allow the UCAS to claim said power...

And, I mean, honestly, how likely is that to happen again? vegm.gif



nuclear plants, x number of people, and a whole lot of other stuff...
masterofm
Renraku is still a AAA corp. Doesn't that say something after that big of a screwup? People still buy a lot of their products, and they still remain one of the greater powers. Maybe they are not quite as strong, but they are still swinging. I also thought why Renraku lost the Arcology was that they just walked away from the whole situation going dum-de dum dum dum... It suddenly became the UCAS's problem, so they had to handle it. After everything was said and done the UCAS just decided to hold onto it, even though Renraku turned around after the situation and said that they have claim to the facility. cyber.gif

I think that speaks highly on what the big boys can get away with. I mean how many times has AZT had the corporate court come down on them? How are they still such a major power if they keep messing up? I think the biggest problem is that if every single AAA corp has done some big screwup, then it's almost as good as saying no one has.
Janice
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