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Jack Thompson About To Go Out of Business
2008-05-21 20:38:00 http://arstechnica.com/news.ars-/post/20080520-judges-report-in--jack-thompson-case-guilty-on-2-7-charges.html Ars Technica shares with us a moment to lift the spirits of gamers everywhere: "In early 2007 the Florida Bar filed a five count, 38-page complaint against Florida Lawyer Jack Thompson, seeking sanctions against the outspoken critic of video games." ... "The trial ended in December 2007, and the verdict was expected in late April of this year. Judge Dava Tunis had asked for an extension in order to, among other things, deal with 400 'pleadings, e-mails, letters and missives (including pictorials)' sent by Thompson since the end of the trial. Judge Tunis has now released her report, with recommendations that Thompson be found guilty of 27 of the 31 charges." That's... let's see here... how do I feel about this? I'll let Mark Slackmeyer from Doonesbury sum it up for me: Boy am I going to miss this guy! Never has there been a more flamboyant public descent into insani...
Jack Thompson About To Go Out of Business
2008-05-21 20:38:00 http://arstechnica.com/news.ars-/post/20080520-judges-report-in--jack-thompson-case-guilty-on-2-7-charges.html Ars Technica shares with us a moment to lift the spirits of gamers everywhere: "In early 2007 the Florida Bar filed a five count, 38-page complaint against Florida Lawyer Jack Thompson, seeking sanctions against the outspoken critic of video games." ... "The trial ended in December 2007, and the verdict was expected in late April of this year. Judge Dava Tunis had asked for an extension in order to, among other things, deal with 400 'pleadings, e-mails, letters and missives (including pictorials)' sent by Thompson since the end of the trial. Judge Tunis has now released her report, with recommendations that Thompson be found guilty of 27 of the 31 charges." That's... let's see here... how do I feel about this? I'll let Mark Slackmeyer from Doonesbury sum it up for me: Boy am I going to miss this guy! Never has there been a more flamboyant public descent into insani...
Jack Thompson: At it again
2008-05-08 07:41:00 For those of you who don't know, Jack Thompson is an American lawyer and activist, who has taken it upon himself to be a crusader against violent video games. One of his favourite targets has always been the Grand Theft Auto series of video games, which he likes to dub as murder simulators. read more &raqu-o;
Sessler?s Soapbox: Grand Theft Logic
2008-05-07 19:09:00 Having heard the NPR debate between Jack Thompson and Adam Sessler over GTA IV, it's necessary to really see Sessler end the GTA debate with a well spoken soapbox rant.
By: Gormanfilms
Jack Thompson sends letter to Take-Two chairman's mom
2008-04-23 09:38:00 Jack Thompson is at it again. Just days before the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, the attorney sent the following letter to the mother of Take- Two executive chairman Strauss Zelnick. Dear Mrs. Zelnick: Your son, as you may know (or maybe you don't know), is Chairman of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., whose most popular video games are the Grand Theft Auto murder simulator games banned in some countries but sold to children here. Your son last week was reported to have said the following about Grand Theft Auto IV, due to be released Tuesday, April 29: "We've already received numerous [GTA IV] reviews, and to a one, they are perfect scores. My mom couldn't write better reviews..." Taking your son's thought, I would encourage you either to play this game or have an adroit video gamer play it for you. Some of the latter gamers are on death row, so try to find one out in the civilian population who hasn't killed someone yet. What you will see in your son...
EA Denies Help From Jack Thompson In Take-Two Takeover - SendMeRSS
2008-03-07 13:39:00 EA Denies Help From Jack Thompson In Take-Two Takeover EA has rejected Jack Thompson's offer to help them in their efforts to acquire Grand Theft Auto publisher Take Two. After EA's recent attempt to acquire Take Two, the firm was approached by controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson who offered to help EA "evict the Zelnick Trojan Horse from within Take-Two's corporate walls", referring to Take-Two head Strauss Zelnick. Surprisingly, EA's recent response to Thompson's proposal seemingly drops the corporate diplomacy you'd expect from the group in favor of metaphorically striking Thompson on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper. "EA is a strong supporter of creative freedom for game developers," they state, before adding "We feel that your past statements ? including false claims about content in our games ? make any collaboration with you impossible." See Also: Take-Two Rejects $2 Billion EA Buyout Offer Jack Thompson: Games Industry ...
By: Online Games
Game Over Jack Thompson?
2008-02-22 14:37:00 Source: gamepolitics.com Florida’s Supreme Court has finally had enough of Thompson’s “frivolous and inappropriate filings” and set the bewilderingly vehement campaiger a tough task, to “show cause on or before March 5, 2008, why this Court should not find that you have abused the legal system process and impose upon you a sanction for abusing the ...
Real Jack Thompson, meet Fake Samuel L. Jackson
2008-02-19 22:00:00 Real Jack Thompson, meet Fake Samuel L. JacksonThe high-profile anti-video-game advocate appears to have mistaken a fake blogger for the celebrity it was impersonating, and challenged him to a debate. http:/-/www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9874-367...
JACK THOMPSON AGAIN? WHATTHEYPLAY.COM AGE-RATES VIDEO GAMES
2008-02-02 09:50:00 Video game anti-violence crusader Jack archaeologist keeps suing recording game companies. Now there’s a place that publishes (ridiculously conservative) paternal ratings on recording games. SPOILER: Everything you endeavor is belike 17+. …
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Jack Thompson Hearts Mass Effect
2008-01-28 21:01:00 Despite the recent controversy about the sexual content in Mass Effect, the always-against-gamers Mr. Jack Thompson seems to be on the correct side this time. Maybe he is too focused on hating GTA IV, or maybe Jack is just a hardcore Sci-Fi fan, but this is definitely not a side … more.. No Tags Bookmark It Hide ...
Moral Kombat: The Trailer
2007-12-03 06:17:00 I have a few comments on this one. I will however withold judging the film until I get a chance to see it, so anything I have to say is taken directly from the trailer. Jack Thompson is in the trailer and I’ll paraphrase what he said: Violence has been with us ever since Cain slew ...
By: Gormanfilms
Three High School Students Make a Good Video about Violence and Videogames
2007-11-10 01:48:00 Jake Lackner contacted me a few months ago - he and a few of his colleague students in high school (Denver School of the Arts) were making a video about violence and videogames, and would I like to be interviewed. I said, sure.Katie Aldworth conducted the interview by phone - as professional as any network or NPR or cable interview I've ever given, and with a lot less attitude than you sometimes get. She and Jake directed this video, "Consoles and Carnage: Violence in Videogames," which she, Jake, and Maxine Gallegos wrote, filmed, and edited.I don't agree with everything everyone says in the video - of course not, because it tries to present a diversity of views. But I think the lack of cause between violent video games and violence in real life is clearly explained - not just by me, but even more persuasively by kids who play video games themselves.I think Jake and Katie and Maxine could teach the "professional" media a thing or two about being fair and balanced. We're luck...
By: Infinite Regress
JACK THOMPSON is becoming DISGRUNTLED! EVERYBODY TAKE COVER!
2007-10-10 01:11:00 We’re in trouble team. I don’t envy the people at Rockstar: thank God it’s them not us is all I can say. They’ve really overstepped the line this time! Not only have they been encouraging craven violence by releasing a game where it’s possible to run people over, but now they’ve included a mission where you ...
Poetic Justice pt. 2: Jack Thompson
2007-09-27 15:33:00 Jack Thompson apparently likes getting fucked in the ass (only semi-figuratively speaking). You'll remember that Jack Thompson is the asshole who sued the game industry over school shootings from video games, and was promptly summarily dismissed for failure to state a claim. He then promised Childs Play, the Penny Arcade charity, $10,000 and then reneged on it. He's sued Take-Two, he's sued the internets, and he's a self-proclaimed crusader against all things gaming. He's also currently undergoing ethics violation investigations from the Florida Bar, and stands to lose his license. But this is old news.In current news, Thompson is facing contempt charges by a US District Judge (S.D. Fl.) for including images of hardcore gay porn in his docket filing. It was not relevant to the case (for instance, the case was not about gay porn available to minors). He simply did it to smear his nemesis, who runs National Gay News.This is a new low for Thompson. He doesn't even admit he was wr...
By: Wikilaw
Jack Thompson Thinks He's In GTA4
2007-09-21 07:33:00 I got a good chuckle out of this. Jack Thomson, the guy that believes every crime is caused because of video games, thinks that he is a character in the upcoming GTA game. Supposedly one of the first missions is to go and kill a lawyer that Jack says looks like him. I wouldn't be surprised if this character was actually made after him. Thompson has targetted GTA quite a lot due to it's mature nature. So I see this as a good joke from the Rockstar guys. Can't wait to see how it plays out.Thank you for subscribing to my blog!
By: Stuff Blog
Jack Thompson wants out
2007-09-18 23:31:00 How does he keep sinking lower and lower each time? I just don’t understand, anyways, he’s back causing Take Two & Rockstar Games more hassle. Yesterday, Thompson filed with a field court in Florida which includes a letter he has written to Take Two boss, Strauss Zelnick demanding he is removed from the upcoming GTA IV. ...
By: RockstarUncut
Jack Thompson Sends His Son on Best Buy Sting
2007-09-15 19:18:00 Yep, he’s still at it. We have just received an email from Attorney Jack Thompson stating that his 15-year-old son purchased the Mature-rated game BioShock from a local Best Buy. Thompson informs us that BioShock is created by “the notorious Take-Two interactive,” you may remember them from publishing such ultra-violent games as Grand Theft Auto. ...
Tension heats between Jack Thompson and Take Two through emails
2007-08-31 23:20:00 Looks like things have been heating up for Jack Thompson and Take-Two, seems kinda wierd since they reached a settlement a few months ago, will it ever end? After Manhunt 2 finally recieved the ‘M’ rating, Thompson thought it would be a good idea to write an email to Take-Two threatening them. Here’s the first ...
By: RockstarUncut
my YouTube videos - complete run of my clips from television
2007-08-25 21:01:00 the complete, current run of my YouTube video clips ... 22 videos in all ... including 3 of Bill O'Reilly v. me ... Jack Thompson v. me ... Jesse Ventura interviews me ... clips from my appearances on the Discovery Channel (talking about cell phones) and the History Channel (talking about science fiction) ... more ... over 74,000 views as of today...will be automatically updated when new video clips are added...listen to Light On Light Through podcast also iTunes Paul Levinson's books
By: Infinite Regress
Jack?s at it Again
2007-08-17 07:07:00 Mr. Thompson’s crusade against violent video games continues, as he sets his sights on 2K Games’ “BioShock.” Things have been remarkably quiet on the Jack Thompson front recently; hell, what with GTA IV held back until next year and Manhunt 2 currently trying to appeal its unrated classification from the BBFC, you?d think he?d be sitting ...
How I Went Face-to-Screen with Jack Thompson
2007-06-21 18:37:00 I first heard the name Jack Thompson just last June. I was driving from New York to Camp Hill, PA, for a signing of The Plot to Save Socrates at a Barnes and Noble, when my cell phone rang. It was CNBC.I didn't have Bluetooth then, and my cheap handless gadget wasn't working, so I pulled over to the side of the road to talk.CNBC: Would you be interested in being on CNBC's Squawkbox the next morning to talk about videogames?Me: Sure. [I'm always interested in being on television.]CNBC: And you think there's no connection between violence in videogames and violence in the real world? [I talk about the lack of connection between violence in every medium and violence in the real world in most of my books - such as my 1997 The Soft Edge: A Natural History and Future of the Information Revolution.]Me: Right. No causal connection at all - studies that say they show that violent videogames cause violence in the real world are confusing correlation and causation [I know, a mouthful from...
By: Infinite Regress
Halo 2 und 3: Sex, Gewalt und Jack Thompson
2007-05-25 20:49:00 GTA San Andreas, zweite Auflage? Teilweise Nacktheit in der PC-Version des Shooters Halo 2 führt zu Verzögerungen bei der Auslieferung des Games. Einige - ungepatchte - Versionen sind jedoch bereits verkauft. MS bietet einen Patch an, der die Nacktheit beseitigt - man fürchtet offenbar ein ähnliches Debakel wie bei GTA Hot Coffee. Unterdessen schießt sich ...
Jack Thompson and Take-Two settle
2007-04-20 14:05:00 Jack Thompson and Take-Two Interactive have reached a settlement on two pending legal actions in Florida. The lawsuits began last month with Take-Two Interactive filing one against Thompson based on his threats to sue the company in order to prevent the release of Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV. Thompson filed a counter-suit against ...
Cho Seung-Hui and Jack Thompson
2007-04-20 00:00:00 Heads up to Sir Martin for this, as he once again inspired me to write something. This one has loads of links on the massacre and Jack Thompson, so ready that clicking finger! This causes sad schoolboys to kill everything in sight. Jack Thompson, self-proclaimed "expert on school shootings" gives us the ...
Jack Thompson?s letter to Fidelity Investments
2007-03-18 08:02:00 Below is a copy of the letter that Attorney Jack Thompson sent to Fidelity Investments. July 13, 2006 Edward C. Johnson, III Chairman Fidelity Investments (FMR) Re: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (TTWO on NASDAQ) Dear Mr. Johnson: As you know, Fidelity reportedly owns more than 20% of the above company?s stock. In one year that stock has fallen in value from $28 ...
American Attorney Jack Thompson vs Take Two Interactive
2007-03-18 03:49:00 Attorney and anti-obscenity activist Jack Thompson has sent a message, entitled ?Bill Gates in the Crosshairs,” to several news outlets vowing to rally against the release of GTA IV for Xbox 360. A Dec. 2006 report from the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility indicates progress has been made to keep mature-rated games out of children’s hands, ...
Manhunt 2 face à Jack Thompson
2007-03-11 23:21:00 C'est désormais officiel : Jack est de retour ! Mais qui est-il, pour ceux qui ne le connaissent pas ? Hé bien Jack Thomson est avocat, et pour lui les jeux vidéo sont une peste qu'il faut éradiquer, ni plus ni moins. Loin de passer des heures sur le Programme d'Entraînement Cérébral sur DS, et encore moins de jouer au tennis sur Wii, Thompson préfère lancer des attaques contre les jeux les plus violents. A commencer par ceux de l'éditeur Take 2 et du développeur Rockstar Games. ...
Jack Thompson - Sword Killing Expert?
2007-02-09 11:27:02 Last week a teenager from South Dakota killed his mother, injured three others and was killed by police officers responding to the call. Apparently the teenager was an avid sword collector, which he used to assault his mother and the police officers.Jack Thompson responded immediately, urging the police officers to check the home for violent videogames and claiming he was an expert on such matters. Jack Thompson has a history of stretching the limits of logic in order to connect violence to videogames, but this a new low.Thompson wrote a letter to the police chief citing previously unknown "credentials" in regards to swords. Here is an excerpt:"Re: Sword KillingsDear Chief Schmitt:I am an expert in the above type of attack, as I appeared on 60 Minutes and roughly 80 other national television programs as to such incidents."It appears that Jack Thompson not only studies law, but he is also a sword killing expert. Add that to an already impressive resume and you have yet another factor...
By: Inside Cam
Jack Thompson - Sword Killing Expert?
2007-02-07 23:25:02 Last week a teenager from South Dakota killed his mother, injured three others and was killed by police officers responding to the call. Apparently the teenager was an avid sword collector, which he used to assault his mother and the police officers.Jack Thompson responded immediately, urging the police officers to check the home for violent videogames and claiming he was an expert on such matters. Jack Thompson has a history of stretching the limits of logic in order to connect violence to videogames, but this a new low.Thompson wrote a letter to the police chief citing previously unknown "credentials" in regards to swords. Here is an excerpt:"Re: Sword KillingsDear Chief Schmitt:I am an expert in the above type of attack, as I appeared on 60 Minutes and roughly 80 other national television programs as to such incidents."It appears that Jack Thompson not only studies law, but he is also a sword killing expert. Add that to an already impressive resume and you have yet another factor...
By: Inside Cam
Jack Thompson - Sword Killing Expert?
2007-01-31 20:04:00 Last week a teenager from South Dakota killed his mother, injured three others and was killed by police officers responding to the call. Apparently the teenager was an avid sword collector, which he used to assault his mother and the police officers.Jack Thompson responded immediately, urging the police officers to check the home for violent videogames and claiming he was an expert on such matters. Jack Thompson has a history of stretching the limits of logic in order to connect violence to videogames, but this a new low.Thompson wrote a letter to the police chief citing previously unknown "credentials" in regards to swords. Here is an excerpt:"Re: Sword KillingsDear Chief Schmitt:I am an expert in the above type of attack, as I appeared on 60 Minutes and roughly 80 other national television programs as to such incidents."It appears that Jack Thompson not only studies law, but he is also a sword killing expert. Add that to an already impressive resume and you have yet another factor...
By: Inside Cam
News-Jack Thompson Defends Mass Effect
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Jack Thompson is known for trying passing off the wall anti-video games laws, and to convince everyone on the planet we call Earth that video games are bad. However, it might surprise many gamers that during the Mass Effect/Fox News controversy , Jack Thompson actually sided with the game ...
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