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Take Two Files Suit Against Jack Thompson

Posted by Zonk on from the just-wow dept.

Bullied writes "Take Two has tired of Jack Thompson's frivolous lawsuits and has filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida to prevent him from filing any more 'nuisance' lawsuits. '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 also cites the disruptive effect Thompson's suits have on its retail partners."

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  1. What took so long? by Vengeance · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And why is it that Jack Thompson can walk down the street without everyone pointing and laughing?

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    1. Re:What took so long? by The+PS3+Will+Fail · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "Seriously, there are a lot of people in this world that need to die."
      I'm not so sure dictating who "needs" to die is very good for your karma.

    2. Re:What took so long? by Vengeance · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Obsession? I never realized I was obsessed with this topic. Hell, I've never even played any of the games Thompson has gone after. Frankly I don't give a rat's ass if a copy of Bully is ever sold, or if Take Two goes under... I keep my money elsewhere. Just so long as it's market-driven, and not the result of excess litigation. Thompson is but one symptom of a system that's been twisted terribly out of rational shape.

      But this jackass comes up here every few months associated with some new attempt to litigate things out of existence. I think it's our duty as citizens, particularly if we have children, to try and pass them a world with SOME degree of personal freedom. A lot has been lost in this country, and complacency and apathy will have to shoulder a large part of the blame.

      When they came for the gamers, I said nothing, because I was not a gamer.

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    3. Re:What took so long? by kris_golden · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Ummm...except for the fact they believe in Christ...

  2. Re:Can anyone fill in legal details? by jimstapleton · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He has had zero effect on the sales of the games


    Funny, I don't quite think that's accurate.

    If he starts bitching about a game, I know people who will rush out to buy it.

    If ever said a game is good, they would rush to put it on their "not even on a very cold day in hell" list.
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