Jack Thompson Files Take-Two, Rockstar Lawsuit

rtt writes "Jack Thompson is back on the video game scene and has followed through with his threat to file a law suit against Rockstar, Take-Two and Walmart for Rockstar's upcoming "Bully" title. bit-tech was sent a copy by the man himself which started as follows "Take-Two has until five o'clock p.m., Eastern time, Monday, August 14, 2006, to inform me in writing that it will forthwith provide me with a copy of Bully so that I and others can analyze it to determine whether it still poses a threat of copycat violence in our schools.""

Comments

So, um

[ZorbaTHut]

Why doesn't he just buy one himself?

Seems easier on everyone's behalf.

I want a Rolls Royce

[Larry Lightbulb]

So that I and others can analyze it to determine whether it still poses a threat of copycat luxury car driving in our schools.

Free Promotion

[brownaroo]

Awsome - Rockstar have a new game - might check it out

Re:Okay, I think I stand for all of us when I say.

[aprilsound]

I think he just wants a free copy. I mean, who wouldn't?

I think I speak for everyone here,

[Vengeance]

when I invite Jack to take a nice vacation in the Sun. I mean physically inside the generally accepted diameter of the star.

Rockstar should send him a copy.

[CanSpice]

Remember that old story about some tech support guy who, upon asking a user to send him a copy of a floppy disk, received a piece of paper with the floppy disk photocopied on it?

Rockstar should do that.

Now that's an ego...

[Miguelito]

"Take-Two has until five o'clock p.m., Eastern time, Monday, August 14, 2006, to inform me in writing that it will forthwith provide me with a copy of Bully so that I and others can analyze it to determine whether it still poses a threat of copycat violence in our schools"

Takes a serious ego to think you have the right to make such a demand from a company, simply because you've set yourself up as the one to make sure video games aren't too violent.

I'd love to see Take-Two to tell him to take a flying leap.

Re:Don't know why I'm even responding to this

[Amouth]

"me with a copy of Bully so that I and others can analyze "

Assumeing that A means one.. did he just publicly emit that he plans on comitting copyright violation by either making copies and passing them out OR conducting a public preformace of a copyrighted work.

me things someone needs to send him a nasty gram

Re:Here's hoping for a "Jack Thompson head" mod...

[Anonymous Coward]

smacking Jack Thompsons in the head ...

No, no -- you need to aim for a vital organ.

Re:Here's hoping for a "Jack Thompson head" mod...

[RsG]

Really? I coulda swore he was communicating out of the other end... :-)

I wonder

[PhrostyMcByte]

So if I threaten to sue game companies I can get free prerelease copies of their games? Bring in the lawyers!!

Re:Okay, I think I stand for all of us when I say.

[LurkerXXX]

No video game in the history of the world ever shipped late, except because of his crusade.

Wait, you mean he's the bastard who has been keeping Duke Nukem from me for the last decade plus?

String him up boys!

Re:Okay, I think I stand for all of us when I say.

[shudde]

I can read a graphic description of horrible bestiality gang bang child rape and decapitation with a chain saw without having to show ID.

This post useless without ISBN.

Re:Okay, I think I stand for all of us when I say.

[d34thm0nk3y]

I think he just wants a free copy. I mean, who wouldn't?

Yeah, seriously, what an ass. Bastard should get it off Bittorrent like the rest of us.