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Judge Clears Bully For Publishing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on

stupid_is writes "The BBC are reporting that Judge Ronald Friedman has cleared Bully for publication in Florida. Jack Thompson is, predictably, critical of the decision, stating "You did not see the game, you don't even know what it was you saw." after Take-Two gave him the game, along with someone to play the game for him to watch before he made a decision." This is a follow-up to our story last week about Take-Two handing over copies of Bully per court order.

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  1. Thompson said what? by iainl · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Don't lawyers normally get into some sort of trouble for calling Judges incompetent twats who don't know how to do their job?

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    1. Re:Thompson said what? by nuzak · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Jack Thompson is special. He's found that if the Florida Bar takes disciplinary action against him, he can simply sue them and they'll roll over onto their backs, whimper, and pay him twenty grand or so.

      I suspect he can be disbarred in any state where he practices pro hac vice, but I doubt other states bars will even want to hear it. And this case was in Florida anyway.

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  2. So.. by dr_dank · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ''You did not see the game,'' Mr Thompson told the judge at Friday's hearing. "You don't even know what it was you saw."

    Unless I missed something, Thompson hasn't seen the game since it's unreleased and is criticising the judge who did see it. Amazing.

    I'm starting to think that this guy is a clever guerilla marketer who brings attention and boosted sales to his clients via the media and legal system. Just look how well 2 Live Crew sold records after a protracted legal battle waged by Jack Thompson.

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    1. Re:So.. by DangerSteel · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I think you may be onto something. It would be brilliant to hire him to "fight" your game in court with obviously losing strategies like he has been applying. How much would that be worth to a company?

  3. Re:the game isnt the problem by Frymaster · · Score: 4, Interesting
    if your kid is playing the game, then that's at least X minutes he or she isn't out actually bullying kids

    well, i doubt real bullies would play this game anyways, since the objective is defeat bullies, not be one.

    if anything, the game has the potential to have a strong message of empowerment for all those kids who spend recess stuffed into lockers.

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  4. That's a relief by Sloppy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Good thing a judge cleared before it was published. We wouldn't want something to get published without permission from the government!

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