Take Two Files Suit Against Jack Thompson

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."

Well...

[Anonymous Coward]

I hope he knows a good lawyer!

Re:Can anyone fill in legal details?

[benfinkel]

Falsified court documents? I didn't read anything about that, although it would seem to be well within Jack's MO. I get the funny feeling he'll file suits in other states if he gets shut down here. There's something that doesn't seem to work quite right in his brain. He's like a super-villain from a cartoon...

gtaIV

[mastershake_phd]

They should make Jack Thompson a character in GTA IV. Maybe a child rapist you must beat to death with the limbs of dead hookers.

Re:Can they win?

[voice_of_all_reason]

Barraty? Is that the legal concept of walking into court with a machinegun mounted on your arm and calls the judge "spikey-head?"

Re:What took so long?

[flyingsquid]

I don't get it. Why doesn't Take Two just run him over with a stolen car?

Re:Can they win?

[Dunbal]

Along with 'spamming'.

      What spam? There's a law against spam now - there has been for a while. You can't be receiving SPAM... it's illeagul.

      (Yes, spelling nazis, it was done on porpoise).

Re:gtaIV

[Anonymous Coward]

Dude, don't insult those poor child rapists and dead hookers by bringing them down to Jack's level. That's just cruel and insensitive.

Re:Run Thompson over?

[p0tat03]

GOURANGA!

Weird Al Yankovic - I'll Sue Ya

[HTH NE1]

I sued Taco Bell, 'cause I ate half a million Chalupas and I got fat!
I sued Panasonic: they never said I shouldn't use their microwave to dry off my cat.
Huh, I sued Earthlink, 'cause I called them up n' they had the nerve to put me on hold.
I sued Starbucks 'cause I spilled a Frappucino in my lap and brrr, it was cold!

I sued Toys'R'Us 'cause I swallowed a Nerf ball and nearly choked to death.
Ugh, I sued PetCo 'cause I ate a bag of kitty litter and now I got bad breath!
I sued Coca-Cola, yo, 'cause I put my finger down in a bottle and it got stuck!
I sued Delta Airlines 'cause they sold me a ticket to New Jersey, I went there, and it sucked!

I sued Duracell: they never told me not to shove that double-A right up my nose.
I sued Home Depot 'cause they sold me a hammer which they knew I might drop on my toes.
I sued Dell Computers 'cause I took a bath with my laptop, now it doesn't work.
I sued Fruit of the Loom 'cause when I wear their tightie-whities on my head I look like a jerk!

I sued Verizon 'cause I get all depressed any time my cell phone is roaming.
I sued Colorado 'cause you know, I think it looks a little bit too much like Wyoming.
I sued Neiman Marcus 'cause they put up their Christmas decorations way out of season.
I sued Ben Affleck.
...
Aw, do I even need a reason?

Re:Can anyone fill in legal details?

[HTH NE1]

Then they should add a "Jack Thompson Seal of Disapproval" to the packages to boost sales.

(Hopefully the makers of Thompson's Water Seal [thompsonsonline.com] will have a sense of humor over it.)

Re:We can only hope

[geminidomino]

If someone decided that shooting lawyers was their way to "speak out" against lawyers, is that free speech?

Oh gods, PLEASE say yes!