Category Archives: Legal Wrangling

Transformers: Two Devastating Decepticon Combiners are better than one!

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AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So now there are technically THREE new unofficial Devastators of massive size, scale and detail that neither Hasbro nor Takara have taken the time out to address. Oh, sorry, well they did threaten with lawsuits. Fuck making a better product, they NEED to stop the fanbase from seeing to its own needs ASAP! Ah damn. I didn’t mean to turn this into one of those Hasbro rants, but whatever. Anyway, Maketoys will be releasing a GREEN version of their previously YELLOW “Giant” combiner this… Continue reading →

Arizona to outlaw… Trolling?

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Yikes! In a far reaching attempt to cut down on all that dang Trolling, Arizona put forth a Bill to prevent it. Keeping in mind that is currently a bill, I worry this is another of those irksome attempts by politicians ignorant of the internet at large slapping down legislation without considering the full consequences such a law might merit. How the hell do you moderate the world? Are extradition treaties with other countries going to be brought into play or this what leads to… Continue reading →

Nintendo: In the crosshairs of UltimatePointer, along with EVERYONE!

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Wow. Court is definitely in season, guys. Ultimate Pointer insists that their widget was ripped off by Nintendo for the Wii as it violates their patent on a device similar to a Wii-mote. While they’ve put all of Nintendo’s friends and loved ones on notice (as well as most retailers worldwide), their suit seems to suggest that only Nintendo needs to bow to their demands and no one else need be harmed. Regardless, a strange combination of retailers are placed squarely on their chopping block,… Continue reading →

Fallout MMO: Interplay sallies forth in spite of Bethesda’s best efforts

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Bethesda is in the news a lot lately, but not for what gamers (or likely investors) would like to hear. While Fallout: New Vegas DLC should be the topics dancing on the tongues and fingers of gamers across the wastes, instead we’re hearing about Bethesda spending more time in court than in the studio in an effort to intentionally stymie the efforts of competitors and bizarrely perceived threats to their copyrights. Such as their wild assertion that they have a foot to stand on in… Continue reading →

Sony: Rushed to adopt anti-class action method after Supreme Court Ruling

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You’ll recall that Sony doctored an update that was tailored specifically for the purpose avoiding responsibility tied to this recent data breach or any FUTURE data breaches. All you have to do is hit X and it’s you up against Sony’s legal team in any number of no-win scenarios. It saves them money like you would not believe, but it also means that consumers will be more likely to walked away dissatisfied if and when something happens again. You could write a letter explaining that… Continue reading →

Sony: PS3 updates both a Hassle and a Trap? A LEGAL Trap?

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So Sony is still trying to shake off all that bad juju from the massive security breach that put oh… 77 Million or so people in the cross-hairs of hackers. Granted, Sony didn’t hand the info to the hackers with a bow on it, but after reading about how Sony bypassed essential security measures to make the “free” Network easier to financially support… Yeah, not really feeling any sympathy for Sony. To shake off this very bad juju, Sony has done a couple of things… Continue reading →

Take-Two: Law Firm training a bead on the big catch

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Take-Two Interactive has been in the crosshairs a LOT when it comes to being inhumane to their workforce. Between the drama behind the scenes of Red Dead Redemption and the recent claims made behind the scenes of LA Noire, there’s a lot of people displeased with the house that Grand Theft Auto built. Righetti & Glugoski, PC is putting the word out to game testers run through the wringer by Take-Two following the filing of the original lawsuit in California. They need to obtain enough… Continue reading →

Gamestop: Trying to buy back trust

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In a desperate attempt to undo the phenomenally bad press associated with Gamestop’s mandated theft of an item from retail copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution for the PC, Gamestop has announced (via email to customers) that it will be giving affected customers a $50 gift card and a “Buy 3 Get 1 Free” coupon good for used games. Now should you receive this email, consider the broad lack of clarity Gamestop applies to most policies and “apologies” (allowing selective interpretation by in-store management) and… Continue reading →

Microsoft: Sued after caught double dipping for XBL fees

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Recently, Microsoft was called out after a fella let his credit card and Xbox Live membership expire. The thing is that AFTER he installed a NEW credit card to restart the subscription to XBL, he got hit for two payments. One payment for the new subscription and another for the already expired membership. Dude got double-dinged. That’s not how it’s supposed to work… Microsoft claims, while counting the Plaintiff’s money, that he should pipe down and enjoy two years of Xbox Live since he already… Continue reading →

Sony: Can’t seem to catch a damn break!

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Seriously man, does Sony lock ANYTHING in their house? Similar in execution to the Spidey Project, the very day Sony got their PlayStation Network back online they left the back gate open and have been AGAIN ravaged by Hackers, specifically LulzSec, a group that announced that Sony was next on their list of people to fuck with following their peculiar hack of PBS that listed an article detailing that Tupac Shakur was still alive. The hack didn’t hit Sony’s PlayStation Network (the only secure thing… Continue reading →

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