Rudy Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Take-Two Sues Jack Thompson Shoe, meet other foot. GamePolitics sends word that Take-Two, in an effort to preemptively stop Jack Thompson's insane and completely baseless attacks on the company and their games, is sueing the attorney. In the complaint Take-Two says that Thompson has a history of making threats of legal action and has done so again with Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV. The suit alleges that Thompson's public nuisance tactic essentially violates Take Two's First Amendment rights. Lawyers for the game publisher argue that the Florida statute under which Thompson is seeking to have the games declared as nuisances essentially makes the controversial lawyer "a private attorney general on behalf of the State of Florida." http://kotaku.com/gaming/jack-thomoson/tak...pson-244805.php It's about time :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyehac Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Hopefully, they win. (and hopefully GTA:IV will **** him off even more) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Haha finally. Now someone just needs to take down the RIAA. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Go Take-Two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted March 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 16, 2007 Woohoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebiacsi Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Good on em, that guy is a major pain in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Jack Thompson i stupid and hope he dies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Hopefully, they win.(and hopefully GTA:IV will **** him off even more) my thoughts exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisinCain Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 They need to disbar his ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*John* Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Go Take-Two! X2 \o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted March 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 16, 2007 Go Take-Two! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 They need to disbar his ass! they sure should, this guy doesnt deserve to be a lawyer (remember being a lawyer is not a right but a privilege) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceBrewedBeer Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 GOD I JACK THOMPSON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Take Two sues Jack Thompson over "nuisance" lawsuits By Nate Anderson | Published: March 16, 2007 - 11:56AM CT Despite his failure to win a restraining order against the T-rated game Bully, Jack Thompson has not stopped pursuing Take Two, the game's distributor. This week, Take Two took a proactive step to stave off Thompson's prerelease assaults on their titles by filing a federal court case against him in the state of Florida. Take Two plans to release Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV later this year, and they would love nothing more than to avoid another Thompson lawsuit. After Thompson made public statements about his intent to block both games from being released, the company asked a judge to "enjoin him from bringing suit on behalf of the State of Florida to enjoin the sale of GTA IV or Manhunt 2." Take Two claims that Thompson is misusing Florida's "nuisance" law, and they point out that attempts to regulate the sale of violent video games have repeatedly faltered, including cases in which the law was drafted by Thompson himself. According to a copy of the complaint seen by Ars Technica, Take Two has just about had it with Thompson's threats, lawsuits, retractions, and dismissals. Thompson has, in the past, "brought suit on behalf of the State of Florida, dismissed it, filed again, sought a temporary restraining order, and then failed to pursue that motion," says the complaint. Such lawsuits come at "unpredictable times and under unpredictable circumstances" and can disrupt Take Two's relationships with retailers, who can also get dragged into these battles (Thompson at one point sued Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, GameStop, and others in the battle over Bully). Take Two argues that the lawsuits violate its First Amendment rights to free expression, but it also claims that the suits are so vague as to be unconstitutional. "This unconstitutional vagueness will have a chilling effect on Plaintiff as well as Plaintiff's customers," says the company. "Plaintiff's distributors likely will respond to the uncertainty and fear of penalties by withholding Plaintiff's video games from the public." Take Two asks that Thompson be prevented from bringing a "nuisance" lawsuit against either of the games in question, and they want attorneys' fees from him. Source: Ars Technica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idioot Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 hahahaa..he had it coming! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeddy Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 he got what he deserved lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamerhomie Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Finally :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshBluebird Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 yay!! Well done take two! Lets hope they get a little bit of money out of this to help their financial situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Probably part of the reason their revenues and profits are down is constant lawyer fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted March 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 16, 2007 GOD I JACK THOMPSON You're Jack Thompson?!?!! EVERYBODY GET HIM!!!! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 as much as everyone hates jack thompson lets remember that he has the right to pull the bull crap he does. just because you don't like what he says doesn't mean that he doen't have the right to say it. as much as everyone hates jack thompson lets remember that he has the right to pull the bull crap he does. just because you don't like what he says doesn't mean that he doen't have the right to say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machorro Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 as much as everyone hates jack thompson lets remember that he has the right to pull the bull crap he does. just because you don't like what he says doesn't mean that he doen't have the right to say it.as much as everyone hates jack thompson lets remember that he has the right to pull the bull crap he does. just because you don't like what he says doesn't mean that he doen't have the right to say it. and we have the right to hate him, and see him screwed :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSPro Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) as much as everyone hates jack thompson lets remember that he has the right to pull the bull crap he does. just because you don't like what he says doesn't mean that he doen't have the right to say it.as much as everyone hates jack thompson lets remember that he has the right to pull the bull crap he does. just because you don't like what he says doesn't mean that he doen't have the right to say it. Actually, he doesn't. If it starts to defame the company on false grounds it goes into a grey area that can be illegal, which is why take-two is suing him. It is comparable to if Pepsi started saying very nasty and harmful things about Coca Cola that would ruin their reputation. Jack Thompson does gain by suing game companies because in some of his constituents eyes he is doing the "right thing" and he can potentially get votes for it, which is exactly why he is doing it. He personally probly never plays games, he just made this his baby the jerk. Edited March 16, 2007 by RGSPro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted March 16, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 16, 2007 ... which is exactly why he is doing it. He personally probly never plays games, he just made this his baby the jerk. Yeah. Games are his scapegoat. Without them, he'd resort to accusing people of being lesbians or being a conservative Christian and saying Islam teaches murder. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSPro Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Yeah. Games are his scapegoat. Without them, he'd resort to accusing people of being lesbians or being a conservative Christian and saying Islam teaches murder. :rolleyes: Haha, I didn't know that about him. Thats pretty outrageous. :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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