CES Vendors Kicked Out of Hotels For Showcasing Wares in Room 285
An anonymous reader writes to mention that a number of companies attempting to stretch their dollars by showing their new gear in hotel suites around Vegas during CES were kicked out of the rooms they paid for by CES organizers and hotel staff. According to sources as many as 30 small electronics companies may have been kicked out of The Venetian and The Palazzo on Thursday. One anonymous vendor claims they were coerced into paying $10,000 to the CEA lest they be kicked out of their (paid for) suite and barred from exhibiting or meeting with clients. 'States our source, "I asked the hotel staff if there were any limitations for using the suite. They said the only limitations were how many people were at our parties. They didn't say there were any limitations on displaying product. We set up our product on the first day. Then on Wednesday a cleaning person came in and reported what they saw to management. From there we got kicked out on Thursday."'
does AVN have the same rules? (Score:4, Funny)
AVN holds the porn convention at the same time in vegas. do they have the same rules about not working in your rooms? maybe the demo was a rogue AVN guest and not CES?
At first glance I read "Showcasing Warez in Room" (Score:2, Funny)
Probably scared the crap out of the DRM mafia.
Re:does AVN have the same rules? (Score:4, Funny)
AVN holds the porn convention at the same time in vegas. do they have the same rules about not working in your rooms? maybe the demo was a rogue AVN guest and not CES?
Perhaps, but I guarantee you the product lines would not be confused. Different hardware and firmware altogether.
Re:does AVN have the same rules? (Score:3, Funny)
Whats the Warez connection? (Score:3, Funny)
I had to read this at least three times to figure out they meant "wares" not "warez".
I was thinking, video game modchips and rom images, or torrented movies playing in the hospitality suite?
Re:Sounds pretty idiotic to me (Score:3, Funny)
The vendors will just be a bit more clever.
Like refusing maid service. Its not that hard to place a "Do not disturb" sign on the door.
Re:does AVN have the same rules? (Score:4, Funny)
Viagra can convert firmware into hardware.
But is there any hope for micro soft?
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Re:wrong tag line (Score:3, Funny)
Your rights ______ ?
Offline.
Re:That is positively asinine. (Score:5, Funny)
I call BS on the whole post. Sounds like a Penthouse Forum letter more than anything.
That or the broadcom suite...
Re:The idea that... (Score:3, Funny)
My second thought was, if they can't afford $10,000 for CES, they certainly can't afford the $10,000 a lawyer would require to convince a court that whatever contract CES has with the Venetian/Palazzo is illegal due to violations of innkeeping laws.
Is this where Las Vegas Country lawyer appears in a cloud of smoke?
Try tipping (Score:2, Funny)
At a bare minimum, Chargeback (Score:3, Funny)
The drawback to this is the possibility of not being able to book into the same hotel in the future, at least not under the same name. Similarly, if the hotels share information (any legal issues with that?) possibly being effectively blacklisted from that whole area of Vegas.
If you want to get lawyers involved, there may be other claims as others have pointed out, but that probably gets more risky and potentially expensive.