There is a man by the name of Michael Miller who is the president of the Original Sixteen to One Mine(OSTO-Pink Sheets) who doesn't take this kind of crap.
Very few companies have spent as many hours in court fighting for shareholder rights than he has. Check out http://www.origsix.com to read about on the forum pages who he is fighting currently.
The plain fact is almost all presidents and boards don't have the guts for protecting shareholders.