<![CDATA[Kotaku: Court]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Court]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/court http://kotaku.com/tag/court <![CDATA[New PlayStation Network Terms of Service Include a No Suing Sony Clause]]> Have you agreed to the new PlayStation Network terms of service yet? If you have, then you've agreed not to take Sony to court or participate in a class action lawsuit against the company. You really should read things before you sign them, even digitally. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5840517&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Teen Brags Of Murder Over World Of Warcraft]]> This past March in British Columbia, two teenage boys — 16 and 18 — raped and killed 18-year-old Kimberly Proctor before mutilating and burning her body under a bridge. When it was over, the 16-year-old told a friend on World of Warcraft what they'd done. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5676373&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Court Ruling Could Affect Used Game Business]]> If it's not the advent of digital game that could kill bricks-and-mortar game retailers, it might be the law. A recent Federal appeals court ruling could impact how used games are bought and sold. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5663625&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mock Trial Calls Violent Games Case For California]]> A panel comprised of some of the nation's pre-eminent jurists, legal scholars and court observers pondered California's violent video games statute, which goes before the Supreme Court Nov. 2, and concluded the high court will decide 6-3 for California. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5649434&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ESA Brief Rips California Law As Threat To Free Expression]]> Blasting a California statute regulating sales of very violent video games as a threat to the freedom of creative expression, the Entertainment Software Association today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the law, once and for all. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5635306&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Thompson Sanctioned by Florida Supreme Court]]> One more round today in the continuing downward spiral of controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson. Today the Florida Supreme Court sanctioned Mr. Thompson after he failed to prove that they shouldn't through his recent "show cause" order. So what does all this law jargon mean exactly? Well the long and short of it is that Thompson will no longer be able to file cases directly to the courts but instead will have to hire another lawyer to do so on his behalf. While this move won't completely muzzle the outspoken Thompson, it will certainly make it difficult for him to bring more of his frivolous lawsuits to the court's attention. Bear in mind that this is a separate issue from his disbarment trial which is currently in the works. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=370312&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Real Money Transaction Lawsuit Gets Interesting - Very Interesting]]> Internet Gaming Entertainment (IGE) is a virtual property company that's found itself in some hot water (or its founder has found himself in hot water, at least) - Debonneville v. Pierce was filed last summer in California alleging all sorts of shady business dealings on the part of the founder, Brock Pierce. This wouldn't be interesting if documents relating to the suit hadn't surfaced last week, which give an insider's look at the world of RMT companies (and a lot of drama to boot). There have been countersuits filed, and everything is scheduled to go to trial in May of this year. In the meantime, you can't make the contents of the original complaint up: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=351906&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Thompson: Stocking Full of Crazy]]> It's been a roller coaster ride of a year for embattled Miami attorney Jack Thompson. Being the most maligned person in the gaming industry (besides whoever made the ET game) can't be an easy job. Even now he is fighting to keep his license after a series of behaviors that have left the worlds of gaming and law wondering "What the hell is this guy's problem?" So it should come as no surprise to anyone that ol' JT has decided to stir up some more trouble as a last ditch effort to be the guy with the most outrageous lawsuits of 2007. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=338895&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Manhunt 2 Continues Uphill Battle for UK Release]]> Embattled Rockstar Games title Manhunt 2 got dealt another blow in the British Courts this week. As you know, the game was banned by the British Board of Film Classification for sale in the UK back in June, but Rockstar was able to revamp the game enough to get an appeal on the ban and convince the UK Video Appeals Committee to reclassify it with a new rating. But, it seems that the BBFC isn't ready to give up the fight just yet. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=337143&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Halo 3 Gets A Class Action Suit, Appears Harmless]]> California resident Randy Nunez didn't have a pleasant experience after purchasing Halo 3. In fact, he thought that the game wasn't just unstable on the Xbox 360—he thought it was sue-worthy. So he filed a class action lawsuit against Bungie and Microsoft requesting (unspecified?) damages. His argument is simple:
Halo 3 does not function with the Xbox 360, and to the contrary, attempted use of Halo 3 consistently causes the Xbox 360 to "crash," "freeze" or "lock up" while the game is being played.
And while we are far from law experts, it seems like a tough argument to prove, especially given the fact that while there are many documented cases of the Xbox 360 failing (permanently), we haven't heard much of anything approaching a specific correlation between Xbox 360 (temporary) failure and Halo 3. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=325534&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Swedish Game Addict Put In Treatment Home]]>
Sweden. Don't let the pancakes, Volvos and pop music fool you — game addiction is alive and well. According to the country's biggest online paper, Aftonbladet, a 15 year-old boy in Dalsland, Sweden has been place in a treatment home due to video game abuse. The kid had stopped going to school, no longer hung out with friends and stayed up all night gaming. When he parents tried to step in, he got aggressive. Local authorities got involved, and the courts put him in a treatment home. Bet he can't wait to get out for some serious gaming fun! Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=217820&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Illinois Ordered to Pay Half a Mill to ESA]]>
This one got me belly laughing: The State of Illinois has been told that they have to pay the video game industry more than half a million dollars for being chowderheads. Technically, "chowderhead" doesn't enter into the ruling handed down by Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, but you know he was thinking it. More »
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