Grylvak
Member
There it is. This is amazing, and something I'm going to follow very closely.
Best of luck to Jim.
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Jim Sterling is being sued by Digital Homicide
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There it is. This is amazing, and something I'm going to follow very closely.
Best of luck to Jim.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Forgot about that, Jim could countersue.
TheBlueBomber
Member
That was so hilarious
Methamatics101
Member
I agree. I'm sure they can scrape together better games off the Unity Asset Store.
Not that I expect to change your mind, but I used to think this as well until I saw him outside the context of The Jimquisition and realized the version of him on the show is a character. I mean, in retrospect, I feel like maybe I should have realized this on my own because he's like a bloody Saturday morning cartoon villain on the show. Either way, from everything I've seen of him outside the show, he seems like a really cool dude. That made enjoying The Jimquisition a lot easier for me too.
That might be the perfect GIF for this situation.
Rabid-Coot
Member
He mentioned in one of his videos that it is being changed for personal reasons but it isn't going to be officially changed until he gets his citizenship just to make things less compicated. (Hope I remembered that right)
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
i bet they think that they have legal standing because they "warned" Jim to leave them alone but he didn't, so that means they can sue him.
it's no different than, say, Ubisoft black listing Jim from getting review copies of games, and him just buying a copy and reviewing it anyway. Ubisoft can't sue him for reviewing it or saying bad things about it.
likewise, if DH's stuff is available for legal consumption there's no legal reason he can't obtain those things and then criticize them. JFC ARE THEY THAT DUMB?
it's no different than, say, Ubisoft black listing Jim from getting review copies of games, and him just buying a copy and reviewing it anyway. Ubisoft can't sue him for reviewing it or saying bad things about it.
likewise, if DH's stuff is available for legal consumption there's no legal reason he can't obtain those things and then criticize them. JFC ARE THEY THAT DUMB?
My concern is that US law (to my understanding, correct me if wrong) does not have cost awards. That is to say, the winner (Jim) will still be responsible for paying legal fees, which could hurt him fairly significantly. As people are saying, Jim will wreck these guys but it may cost a pretty penny to do so.
As Robert is saying, they may be hoping to settle with Jim not paying anything but agreeing not to talk about them anymore, dangling the idea of Jim having to potentially go to trial and pay legal costs for that as their backing even if their claim doesn't have a chance at winning, but could have some sort of merit worthy of trial.
As Robert is saying, they may be hoping to settle with Jim not paying anything but agreeing not to talk about them anymore, dangling the idea of Jim having to potentially go to trial and pay legal costs for that as their backing even if their claim doesn't have a chance at winning, but could have some sort of merit worthy of trial.
You can countersue to recover the cost of legal fees. If Jim's laywer is competent at all, that lawyer is drafting the paperwork for that right now.
High Fry Frow
Member
What an incredibly annoying thing to say.
StrikeFirst117
Banned
In legal cases isn't Jim sterling backed up by Maker studios, Polaris who are owned by Disney?
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Seriously, Digital Homicide:
Those games have made a terrible name for themselves in the industry.
Those games have made a terrible name for themselves in the industry.
Alebrije
Member
Saddly there is a group of complete idiots that will follow Sterling regardless if the information is true or false. Those are the ones that sent those messages to DH.
What DH is doing just will fuel those fans and the situation will end worse than now.
Specially when DH has that background
What DH is doing just will fuel those fans and the situation will end worse than now.
Specially when DH has that background
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
stole all these words out of my mouth.
hopefully it's just dismissed though, unless that costs Jim money too.
Huh?
OniBarubary
Banned
Hey, didn't you see the other thread? We hate Jim now. He was being too critical or liked his hat too much or whatever.
Time to root for Dirigible Homophone.
Time to root for Dirigible Homophone.
Not automatic cost awards, but they are available in certain situations.
Adam_Roman
Member
This was the video that made me really admire who Jim is as a person. I've always really liked him and his character on The Jimquisiton, but this just made me appreciate him as a person.
You cannot trust the gaming media.
Jim winning the case doesn't necessarily mean he'd immediately recover the cost of his defence, but there are a number of ways that can happen, including the above-mentioned countersuit. Hell, depending on the laws of the jurisdiction he was sued in, it's entirely possible that the judge themself can award the legal fees to Jim.
EDIT: It wouldn't surprise me if libertarian lawyer/blogger Ken "Popehat" White picks up on this soon, he's already familiar with the background of the matter.
Ah I see. It will be interesting how this plays out, I hope Jim makes it out ok.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
If DH thought there was a chance they would lose, do you think they would still go forward? I don't care either way as I think both sides are retarded. Just find it funny this will likely end with both wasting their time and money.
Mechanized
Member
lol Jim is so on point he probably doesn't even need a lawyer to defend himself.
pro se which means it will be a circus
A Link to the Past
Banned
In the unlikely event that Sterling was found to be guilty of libel and slander, it would also find that his criticism of DH was not legitimate criticism.
Alebrije
Member
Maybe Jim ends owning their IPs as payment
StrikeFirst117
Banned
Oh ok, thanks for answering. This is going to be interesting...
This is probably the most nonsense use of "both sides" I've ever seen, and that's saying something.
As karmic judgment as that would be, that kind of award would be waaaaaaaaaay outside of the scope of the trial. Also, pretty sure Jim wouldn't want their IPs anyways.
The page that DH set up says they filed this case pro se, and that there is a lawyer who is "interested" in the case but won't take it unless they can pay him.
Hence the asking for donations.
A Link to the Past
Banned
GamerGate tho
Sheriff_Battlesnake
Banned
I can see DH points if
are untrue. Slandering someone is no good. But honestly I can't get a grasp on the whole situation at a glance sooooooo
- Stealing artwork
- Stealing assets
- Of illegally using another companies name
- Conducting illegal business activities
- Impersonating someone
are untrue. Slandering someone is no good. But honestly I can't get a grasp on the whole situation at a glance sooooooo
Uhh, I hope you mean Digital Homicide there.
MiguelItUp
Member
Haha, kudos if you can finish it. I think I went through the majority of it, but the levels of wtf from Digital Homicide were gargantuan IMO. I mean, majority of the time I was listening to it I'm sure I was making facial expressions that looked as if I had stomach cramps or something.
