Mr. Curry cited corporate law in Delaware, where Hollinger is incorporated, in his demand letter.
Robert Kugel, an analyst at FAC Equities, also reduced his earnings estimate for PeopleSoft, citing corporate skittishness when it comes to investing in software during an economic slowdown.
Some studio executives said privately that giving had shrunk during the current recession, but declined to speak publicly, citing corporate policy.
He cites corporate greed and market excesses fueled by a flood of foreign cash — "Wall Street got drunk," he has said — and the policies of past administrations.
The company's directors ousted Mikhail B. Brudno, left, acting president of the company's refining and marketing division, citing corporate governance standards.
Ray Ozzie, chief executive of Groove Networks, a software company in Beverly, Mass., has posted a widely cited corporate blog policy on his own blog, at www.ozzie.net/blog /2002/08/24.html.
In 2004, Fannie Mae was sued by former employees who claimed the company had violated its fiduciary duty to members of that plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, citing corporate accounting misstatements.
And on Monday it leaned on Citigroup's board, citing corporate governance problems at the company, the world's biggest bank, as reasons for not supporting the re-election of Sanford I. Weill and Charles O. Prince as directors next week.
Toysrus.com spokeswoman Leeann Lavin declined to comment on the subject, citing corporate policy.
Both of the companies refused to comment on the rumors, citing corporate policy.
