Post by: Shift Key on March 17, 2007, 07:45:20 PM
He's responded to a lawsuit from Take Two to stop Jack from interfering with the release of GTA4 and Manhunt 2. Message follows:
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Dear Gamers and Gamer Publications on the Internet and Elsewhere:
I have been praying, literally, that Take-Two and its lawyers would do something so stupid, so arrogant, so dumb, even dumber than what they have to date done, that such a misstep would enable me to destroy Take-Two. With the filing of this SLAPP lawsuit last week, my prayers are finally answered.
This lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, is, without a doubt, the single dumbest thing I have ever seen any lawyers do in my thirty years of practicing law--while in continuous good standing to do so with The Florida Bar, I might add, the shock radio and video game industry's efforts notwithstanding.
I encourage folks to read Psalm 35, a Psalm of David, which is brilliant in its entirety (since God Himself wrote it), but for those who don't own a Bible or who think their hands will catch on fire if they touch one, here is the salient portion that applies to this lawsuit:
7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit,
which without cause they have digged for my soul.
8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares;
and let his net that he hath hid catch himself:
into that very destruction let him fall.
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD:
it shall rejoice in his salvation.
The pit Take-Two has dug for itself will be patently clear next week when I strike back. Oh, and by the way, the entire Take-Two management and board will be gone on March 23, so this pit-digging comes at a very bad time indeed.
Amen, and Praise be to God Almighty, maker of Heaven, Earth, and yes, the maker even video games. Jack Thompson
Emphasis is mine. Source: http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/03/17/jack-thompson-responds-to-the-take-two-lawsuit
Several simultaneous assasinations?
Paddling the board with protest signs?
Or just bombarding Take Two with prayer and psalms?
PLACE YOUR BETS!
Post by: ShyGuy on March 17, 2007, 07:47:48 PM
Post by: Svevan on March 17, 2007, 09:08:34 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on March 17, 2007, 09:13:58 PM
Post by: oohhboy on March 17, 2007, 09:39:33 PM
Post by: Shift Key on March 17, 2007, 10:09:01 PM
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Originally posted by: oohhboy
Why does the bible catch on fire when I touch it?
Maybe you were on fire to start with? These things can go unnoticed for a period of time. Like external heartburn!
Post by: Caliban on March 18, 2007, 12:23:06 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on March 18, 2007, 12:27:56 PM
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Originally posted by: Caliban
Somebody forgot to tell Jack thompson that the Bible is an exceptional work of fiction that was lost in translation many centuries ago.
Ooooh boy...Now you've done it.
Post by: nitsu niflheim on March 18, 2007, 02:16:16 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 18, 2007, 03:28:11 PM
QuoteI like a good fiction, but I've never read that one before.
Originally posted by: Caliban
Somebody forgot to tell Jack thompson that the Bible is an exceptional work of fiction that was lost in translation many centuries ago.
Which is wierd, cause people used to try and give the book to me all the time, and certain fa,mily members were always quoting parts of it. Must be good book...
...so good that they even have study groups/book clubs all over the world.
Post by: KDR_11k on March 18, 2007, 06:38:37 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 18, 2007, 07:20:50 PM
QuoteI think I'll just wait for the movie...
Originally posted by: KDR_11k
It's got more violence than World War 2 and more naughty things than the best Shakespeare plays but the ESRB would still rate it E. What's not to love about that?
Post by: Shift Key on March 18, 2007, 07:30:05 PM
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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
...so good that they even have study groups/book clubs all over the world.
Yeah, and they had book clubs for the Da Vinci Code. What does that say about the credibility of either group?
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 18, 2007, 08:26:59 PM
QuoteBut do they have millions of these book clubs around the world, and leave copies of The Da Vinci Code for me to read in a cheap motel room? Do they send representatives to deprived and barren countries to help the locals read their books? Do they have a city centerd around the words written in that book of fiction? I also don't remember people devoting their entire lives to the Da Vinci Code. All of that must mean that The Bible is obviously a much better work of fiction that The Da Vinci Code.
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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
...so good that they even have study groups/book clubs all over the world.
Yeah, and they had book clubs for the Da Vinci Code. What does that say about the credibility of either group?
p.s. Do they hold conventions and have cosplay for The Bible too?
Post by: Arbok on March 18, 2007, 08:50:18 PM
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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
p.s. Do they hold conventions and have cosplay for The Bible too?
Sup...
Post by: KDR_11k on March 18, 2007, 09:13:39 PM
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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1QuoteI think I'll just wait for the movie...
Originally posted by: KDR_11k
It's got more violence than World War 2 and more naughty things than the best Shakespeare plays but the ESRB would still rate it E. What's not to love about that?
The whole thing is too long for one movie but several parts have been filmed. However, some of the changes didn't go down well with the fanbase who kept insisting that "Jesus shot first". Also there's an active fan-fiction scene.
Post by: oohhboy on March 18, 2007, 10:18:53 PM
Post by: wandering on March 19, 2007, 12:07:31 AM
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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1QuoteI think I'll just wait for the movie...
Originally posted by: KDR_11k
It's got more violence than World War 2 and more naughty things than the best Shakespeare plays but the ESRB would still rate it E. What's not to love about that?
Try the lego version.
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
Also there's an active fan-fiction scene.
I somehow doubt Tatsuya Ishida is a fan of the Bible.
Post by: Caliban on March 19, 2007, 03:22:29 AM
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Originally posted by: Caliban
Somebody forgot to tell Jack thompson that the Bible is an exceptional work of fiction that was lost in translation many centuries ago.
Did I say exceptional, well I never read it, I said it based on the number of sold or free distributed Bibles, which makes my presumption to be not very trustworthy and lacking in sources...just like the Bible itself *ooops, I did it again*.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 19, 2007, 05:18:53 AM
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Originally posted by: wandering
Try the lego version.
All but the newest one has nudity, most of them have sexual content, over half of them feature foul language and every single one of them has violence. Are we sure this is appropriate for everone. I think we should get Jack Thompson to sue whoever the author and publisher of The Bible is and restict it's sales due to such adult content and the fact that it is being freely distibuted around the world without so much as to a warning of the content inside the book.
The minds of the young are very impressionable and I wouldn't want them reading this book before they have the common sense to seperate fact from fiction, truth from lies and fantasy from reality. Is this book in the fiction section at your local library? I didn't think so.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 19, 2007, 05:41:30 AM
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Originally posted by: Shift Key
Oh dear, this is too amusing to be a serious news article. Turns out Jack is not only pro-families but pro-smiting.
He's responded to a lawsuit from Take Two to stop Jack from interfering with the release of GTA4 and Manhunt 2. Message follows:Quote
Dear Gamers and Gamer Publications on the Internet and Elsewhere:
[blah, blah, blah blah, blah]
The pit Take-Two has dug for itself will be patently clear next week when I strike back. Oh, and by the way, the entire Take-Two management and board will be gone on March 23, so this pit-digging comes at a very bad time indeed.
Emphasis is mine. Source: http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/03/17/jack-thompson-responds-to-the-take-two-lawsuit
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Major publisher and developer Take-Two (Grand Theft Auto series) has announced that it is considering a sale of the company, following a fierce shareholder battle which threatens to depose major executives and the board.
A group of prominent Take-Two investors owning 46% of the company's shares, including OppenheimerFunds, D.E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, S.A.C. Capital Management and Tudor Investment, are looking to remove current CEO Paul Eibeler and bring about changes within the company's board of directors.
Due to this, Take-Two has announced that it has postponed its annual meeting from March 23rd until March 29th "...to provide additional time to review the proposed actions of the shareholder group and also to evaluate alternative courses of actions that could potentially be presented to the shareholders."
The main example of an alternative course of action is "a possible sale of the Company", though the official notice also notes: "There is no assurance that any specific alternative proposal will be forthcoming."
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JT doom date will not be met.... I wonder if that will effect his master plan in any way.
Post by: Smash_Brother on March 19, 2007, 05:49:48 AM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on March 19, 2007, 05:56:12 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on March 19, 2007, 06:05:11 AM
What if he's actually a PLANT by the gaming industry? Seriously, what if they manufactured the bastard to represent the anti-gaming violence movement?
With letters like this one, I'm sure he's alienating far more people than he's encouraging to join his anti-violence crusade. Logically speaking, if I wanted to prevent a REAL opponent from surfacing to counter my plans, I'd generate a false opponent who is so clearly batsh*t crazy that no one will be able to take him OR the argument against me seriously. Right now, if anyone tries to take up the fight against gaming violence, their cause is inevitably lumped in with JT and is immediately and invariably weakened as a result.
It's like if Pauly Shore was fighting to allow ga y marriage: because of his lack of credibility, the entire cause suddenly seems like a joke, just like what JT is doing for the anti-violence cause.
As long as JT is doing this, it's hard for a COMPETENT opponent of violent gaming to rise to popularity. If I were the gaming industry, I'd see JT as a godsend.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 19, 2007, 06:08:27 AM
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Originally posted by: pap64
Everyone is SO going to hell for this one...That or get scolded by Bloodworth or Evan, which ever comes first.
Is it required to believe in hell before getting sent there?
I'm just wondering cause I either need to keep not believeing or stop believing in it before I get there
Post by: ShyGuy on March 19, 2007, 06:17:22 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on March 19, 2007, 07:59:40 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on March 20, 2007, 05:29:50 AM
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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
I had a theory about Jack Thompson...
What if he's actually a PLANT by the gaming industry? Seriously, what if they manufactured the bastard to represent the anti-gaming violence movement?
Well, if he is a plant of the industry, then he has had previous experience in the other aspects of entertainment.
Before he set his sight on gaming, he went against the music industry (mainly rappers).
The story from Wikipedia:
"Thompson came to national prominence in the controversy over 2 Live Crew’s As Nasty As They Wanna Be album. (Luke Skyywalker Records, the company of 2 Live Crew’s Luther Campbell, had previously released a record supporting Reno in her race against Thompson.)[14] On January 1, 1990, he wrote to Martinez and Reno asking them to investigate whether the album violated Florida obscenity laws. Although the state prosecutor declined to proceed with an investigation, Thompson pushed local officials in various parts of the state to block sales of the album, along with N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton.[15] In sending documents to opponents, Thompson would frequently attach a photocopy of his driver's license, with a photo of Batman pasted over his own, just to make sure they knew who they were dealing with. Thompson said, "I have sent my opponents pictures of Batman to remind them I'm playing the role of Batman. Just like Bruce Wayne helped the police in the movie, I have had to assist the sheriff of Broward County." He also wore a Batman wristwatch.[16] Thompson compared Campbell to the Joker.[17] Thompson also said, “I understand as well as anybody that the First Amendment is a cornerstone of a free society — but there is a responsibility to people who can be harmed by words and thoughts, one of which is the message from Campbell that women can be sexually abused.”[4]
Thompson also took issue with another 2 Live Crew song, Banned in the USA. Thompson sent a letter to Jon Landau, manager of Bruce Springsteen, whose song Born in the USA was to be sampled by the group. Thompson suggested that Landau "protect Born in the U.S.A. from its apparent theft by a bunch of clowns who traffic toxic waste to kids," or else Thompson would "be telling the nation about Mr. Springsteen's tacit approval" of the song, which, according to Campbell, "expresses anger about the failure of the First Amendment to protect 2 Live Crew from prosecution."[18] Thompson also said, "the "social commentary" on this album is akin to a sociopath's discharging his AK-47 into a crowded schoolyard, with the machine gun bursts interrupted by Pee Wee Herman's views on politics."[19]
The members of 2 Live Crew responded to these efforts by suing the Broward County sheriff in federal district court. The sheriff had previously told local retailers that selling the album could result in a prosecution for obscenity violations. While they were granted an injunction because law enforcement actions were an unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech, the court ruled that the album was in fact obscene. However, an appellate court reversed the obscenity ruling, because simply playing the tape was insufficient evidence of the constitutional requirement that it have no artistic value.[20]
As the debate continued, Thompson wrote, “An industry that says a line cannot be drawn will be drawn and quartered.”[21] He said of his campaign, “I won’t stop till I get the head of a record company or record chain in jail. Only then will they stop trafficking in obscenity.”[22] Bob Guccione Jr., founder of Spin magazine, responded by calling Thompson “a sort of latter-day Don Quixote, as equally at odds with his times as that mythical character was,” and argued that his campaign was achieving “two things...: pissing everybody off and compounding his own celebrity.”[23] Thompson responded by noting, “Law enforcement and I put 2 Live Crew’s career back into the toilet where it began.”[24]
Thompson wrote another letter in 1991, this time to the Minnesota attorney general Hubert H. Humphrey III, complaining about the N.W.A album Efil4zaggin. Humphrey warned locally-based Musicland that sales of the album might violate state law against distribution of sexually explicit material harmful to minors. Humphrey also referred the matter to the Minneapolis city attorney, who concluded that some of the songs might fit the legal definition if issued as singles, but that sales of the album as a whole were not prosecutable.[25] Thompson also initiated a similar campaign in Boston.[26] Later, Thompson would criticize the Republican Party for inviting N.W.A member and party donor Eric “Eazy-E” Wright to an exclusive function.[27]
In 1992, Thompson was hired by the Freedom Alliance, a self-described patriot group founded by Oliver North, described as "far-right" by the Washington Post. By this time, Thompson was looking to have Time Warner, then being criticized for promoting the Ice-T song Cop Killer, prosecuted for federal and state crimes such as sedition, incitement to riot, and “advocating overthrow of government” by distributing material that, in Thompson's view, advocated the killing of police officers.[28] Time Warner eventually released Ice-T and his band from their contract, and voluntarily suspended distribution of the album on which Cop Killer was featured.
Thompson’s push to label various musical performances obscene was not entirely limited to rap. In addition to taking on 2 Live Crew, Thompson campaigned against sales of the racy music video for Madonna’s Justify My Love.[29] Then in 1996, he took on MTV broadcasts for “objectification of women” by writing to the station’s corporate parent, Viacom, demanding a stop to what he called “corporate pollution.”[30] He also went after MTV’s advertisers and urged the U.S. Army to pull recruiting commercials, citing the Army’s recruitment of women and problems with sexual harassment scandals.[31]".
So what you should be saying is that he is a plant of the entertainment industry. The minute a company needs help selling someone on something, they hire him as the opposing guy and thus bitches the hell out of the company and its products.
Post by: Shift Key on March 22, 2007, 04:49:17 PM
Yes, Spong. You read right. Its far more hilarious that I first thought. His claim:
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34. Take-Two, either directly or through its agents, including but not limited to Blank Rome, has collaborated and conspired with third parties to commit these racketeering activites (sic, including but not limited to the Entertainment Software Association, the Entertainment Software Rating Board, the Entertainment Consumer Association, Gamepolitics, Kotaku, SPOnG, Joystiq, Gamespot, ign, Game Informer, Electronic Gaming Weekly, Penny Arcade, Doug Lowenstein, and others.
And want to know what life is like being JT?
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“35. As a result of this collaboration, individuals have repeatedly threatened the life of Thompson, visited his residential neighborhood to hand out libellous (sic) pamphlets, filed SLAPP Bar complaints against Thompson, having been encouraged to do so by gaming web sites, sent dozens of items to Thompson’s home and office via overnight courier and mail, sent sex aid products to his wife, threatened Thompson’s son, shot at his home, sought to incarcerate Thompson, “bookstormed” his book, Out of Harm’s Way, at Amazon.com, orchestrated and knowingly incited harassing phone calls and letters, and Case 1:07-cv-20693-CMA Document 6 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2007 Page 33 of 37 34 generally engaged in a knowing, purposeful, and illegal “shoot the messenger” strategy against Thompson directly and through surrogates.”
So gather up all the tinfoils hats you have at home, because the gaming mobs could listening to your thoughts.
http://news.spong.com/article/12119?cb=458
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on March 22, 2007, 07:30:20 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 22, 2007, 07:50:03 PM
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Just one more day before management at Take Two is smited.
Let the countdown begin.......
Post by: UncleBob on March 23, 2007, 01:32:39 AM
Post by: vudu on March 23, 2007, 05:59:54 AM
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Just one more day before management at Take Two is smited.
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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
Due to this, Take-Two has announced that it has postponed its annual meeting from March 23rd until March 29th "...to provide additional time to review the proposed actions of the shareholder group and also to evaluate alternative courses of actions that could potentially be presented to the shareholders."
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 23, 2007, 06:03:52 AM
QuoteLet the countdown begin.........
Originally posted by: vuduQuote
Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Just one more day before management at Take Two is smited.Quote
Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1
Due to this, Take-Two has announced that it has postponed its annual meeting from March 23rd until March 29th "...to provide additional time to review the proposed actions of the shareholder group and also to evaluate alternative courses of actions that could potentially be presented to the shareholders."
p.s. Its gonna be the longest day in history..... 168 hours long
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 29, 2007, 07:09:47 AM
Well anyway, here is yuou rchance to hear your favorite 'Jack "Ass" Thompson' at work, doin what he does best
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO - News) announced today that the Company will provide a live listen-only simulcast of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The simulcast will be available via the internet only by visiting http://ir.take2games.com.
For those that don't know, thats 50 minutes from the time of this post
Post by: ThePerm on March 30, 2007, 06:54:41 AM
