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10-16-2006, 05:23 PM
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Judge OKs Sale of 'Bully' Game
http://www.informationweek.com/story...SSfeed_IWK_All
A Florida judge has allowed the sale of Rockstar Games' new Bully game by dismissing a legal complaint against the company. Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Ronald Friedman tossed out attorney Jack Thompson's complaint, which stated that the game violated the Sunshine State's nuisance law. The Florida law prohibits activities that can injure the health of the community. Friedman dismissed the suit Friday, just days before the video's North American release Tuesday. The suit was one part of a long-term personal crusade for Thompson, who has sued game developers in several states and pushed for legislation banning violent games. Thompson termed Bully a "Columbine simulator," but others have defended the game. Justin Goldberg, communications coordinator for the National Coalition Against Censorship, said the opposition is part of a long tradition in which critics have tried to ban classic literature, movies, music and now video games without reading, watching, listening or playing. Thompson said he does not trust a game published by Take2 Interactive, which agreed to a settlement after investigators uncovered hidden pornographic sex scenes in the Hot Coffee module of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He argued that Bully encourages players to respond to bullying with violence. The game does allow the player to respond by hitting, kicking, using a slingshot and wielding a baseball bat. It does not contain blood or depict death. Friedman said that, although Bully contains violence, the video game exposes players to less violence than they would encounter watching television. The Miami-Dade School District has banned Bully and a U.K. Web site that addresses bullying issues is calling for a ban in the United Kingdom. The site, Bullying Online, called for the ban after Rockstar released a short demo. Thompson is also suing Rockstar in New Mexico and Alabama, claiming several murders in those states would not have occurred if two suspects had not played Rockstar's games. Thompson's attempts at outlawing violent and sexually explicit games in several states have been struck down as unconstitutional. Chris Smith, a professional gamer from Philadelphia, said during an interview about gaming that he does not believe violent games cause violence. The 17-year-old echoed the defense Heavy Metal music fans and young people who watched violent movies voiced in the 1980s. "To a degree there is a correlation, but that doesn't mean causation," he said Friday, while preparing to compete in an MLG tournament at Digital Life in New York City. "A lot of problems begin with irresponsible people. I think they're violent to begin with." Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories will be released in a few weeks, and Grand Theft Auto IV is due out next year.
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10-16-2006, 05:26 PM
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You gotta fight for your right to Bully.
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10-16-2006, 05:28 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
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And whacko jacko wrote the legal equivalent of a breakup letter on Myspace to the judge..
You broke every promise made me. Disagree with me if you like, but don't refuse to hold a hearing you promised to have. Don't promise to view an entire game and then cut out after an hour.
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10-16-2006, 05:30 PM
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You know what kind of damage this lawsuit could have had? Think about all the "health to the community" issues have been brought on by bad faulty EA games.
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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10-16-2006, 05:36 PM
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Location: Melbourne, FL
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I think Jack Thomson does a great deal of good for FPS and similar games helping to promote them in the main stream media via. his court cases which he hasn't a chance in heck of winning .... ho hum
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10-16-2006, 05:41 PM
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I agree.. He shouldn't be going after Bully.. he should be going after SI Games
After all, if GTA is a murder simulator, FM is a divorce simulator
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10-16-2006, 05:56 PM
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10-16-2006, 06:11 PM
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If we are going by addictiveness, SI Games is worse than Big Tobacco! |
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