8000inc has certainly laid out their case and it sounds like they have a very good one. I found this interesting little tid-bit..... Check out this link to the NOBO request form.... http://www.broadridge.com/nobo.pdf .... looks like under the "Additional Forms" request there is a little something called a "Security Positions listing report (Bank & Broker Breakdown)" that sounds exactly like what 8000inc submitted to it's shareholders.
I'm guessing 8000inc asked for a lot more than just the "Securities Positions report" and that whatever else they submitted to the SEC in their findings included the full spectrum of their request.