KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
I look forward to seeing NeoGAF posts being presented as evidence.
How much hurt can butt hurt hurt if a hurt butt hurt?
I can see DH points if
- 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
They're trying to crowdfund the law fees lolHow can Digital Homicide possibly have enough money to support an ongoing lawsuit?
Lawyers bill out at like $200/hour. A company that sells $5 shitshow games on Steam can probably eke out a living, but not if they are blowing their meager sales on attorney's fees.
Out of curiosity I tried to look up sales figures for DH's games. Apparently SteamSpy won't report them though. What bullshit.
Might put some further context,
Jim Sterling Vs. Digital Homicide Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhjXfAikKaY
why don't these devs go make another game instead of wasting their time harassing a game critic?
pro se which means it will be a circus
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.
Doesn't he have more than rnough proof on his side? why would they go after him.
How can Digital Homicide possibly have enough money to support an ongoing lawsuit?
Lawyers bill out at like $200/hour. A company that sells $5 shitshow games on Steam can probably eke out a living, but not if they are blowing their meager sales on attorney's fees.
Out of curiosity I tried to look up sales figures for DH's games. Apparently SteamSpy won't report them though. What bullshit.
I like the idea that they believe they can sue Jim for violating Fair Use because they think he's unfair.
That is rather special.
What an incredibly annoying thing to say.
As I recall from past Jim videos (and I may be wrong so don't take this as gospel), apparently DigiHom have a friend/Brother/relative (etc.) who is a lawyer and have told them they have a case. Might be working pro bono.
I know everyone here thinks DH has no case but JS did make some pretty inflammatory allegations. If any of those statements are, in fact, false then he has some exposure. DH might also have to show malicious intent if they are considered a "public" figure.
The case has been filed by myself without a lawyer at this point but I already have a lawyer ready to take the case. Due to the damages done I do not have the funds to retain a lawyers assistance.
I have an excellent lawyer very interested in this case but they only take retainer. Very few lawyers take contingency now for defamation lawsuits. For this reason I will also be documenting the process of this lawsuit(not the contents or personal information) and making it publicly viewable after the case is over so that others in similar dire situations can figure out how to defend themselves from online harassers and defamers.
I know everyone here thinks DH has no case but JS did make some pretty inflammatory allegations. If any of those statements are, in fact, false then he has some exposure. DH might also have to show malicious intent if they are considered a "public" figure.
They filed without an attorney, so this is unlikely.
You know, I gotta say it is impressive how one company can be so consistently shit. Congratulations to them, it is hard being so idiotic all the time.
I do not see how they even think they have a case against Jim, if anything it is more the opposite
Quoting the page DH set up so that the question doesn't keep getting raise:
They genuinely made a game about slapping women in the face? Out of which money comes?
Like I posted in the last JS vs. Digital Homicide thread, I really think Jim escalated this intentionally for quick views, and now he quite obviously has an unhinged person on his hands.
Jim will come out ahead in this (if it even moves forward, because who in their right mind would donate to this), but I find this whole debacle to be him rolling around in the mud with pigs, and all it does is make him look petty.
Jim calls his audience "Hamfisted Horse Masturbators" or "Fly-Egg Ice Creams" or "Manky Cheese Fries" every video. I don't think I'm any of those things. I don't think anyone is willing to sue him over that.
The DH guy is sounds insane from the little I heard from their audio conversation. Worse, he has a wife and kids. What a role model.
Like I posted in the last JS vs. Digital Homicide thread, I really think Jim escalated this intentionally for quick views, and now he quite obviously has an unhinged person on his hands.
Jim will come out ahead in this (if it even moves forward, because who in their right mind would donate to this), but I find this whole debacle to be him rolling around in the mud with pigs, and all it does is make him look petty.
Based on the OP and the "some context" link posted in the first few comments. It sounds like these guys were harassed fairly seriously at Jim's behest including defamation of character and personal threats and attacks going as far as receiving animal feces in the mail... And they are suing over it
And the article posted in regards to "some context" seems to say they need to drop it and just accept it because Jim's the bigger personality and has a larger following. Which IMO is not right.
Maybe I just straight up missed something but with everything I read in mind I'm siding with the dev here.
Maybe I just straight up missed something but with everything I read in mind I'm siding with the dev here.
I think gif is an abomination that needs to die but have a still image:Curse my lack of editing talent! We need a gif / webm of Skinner walking through the river with Jim's face photoshopped on while Bart is Digital Homicide's...I want to say "logo"?
"He's like some not-giving-up-Internet guy!"
Legal case filed on 4th. Evidence of continued harassment on 16th...I don't think it works like that.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.
Maybe the lawyers are Lionel Hutz or Jack Thompson tier...they're probably patent troll tier though.How can Digital Homicide possibly have enough money to support an ongoing lawsuit?
Lawyers bill out at like $200/hour. A company that sells $5 shitshow games on Steam can probably eke out a living, but not if they are blowing their meager sales on attorney's fees.
Out of curiosity I tried to look up sales figures for DH's games. Apparently SteamSpy won't report them though. What bullshit.
I'm confused how any rational person can see what happened and side with Digital Homicide. Did you watch Jim's videos on it?
If I received animal feces in the mail and personal threats against my daughter I would try to find a way to stop it I'm really having trouble grasping how they are in the wrong.
There's all kinds of protected speech, such as opinions, commentary, etc. JS can offer opinions and criticize the games until he's blue in the face. What he can't do is make false statements which damage the reputation of DH. (Not saying he did, of course, only saying that JS made a number of statements of fact - not opinions - that are not afforded the same protections, unless they are true, of course).
If I received animal feces in the mail and personal threats against myself and my daughter I would try to find a way to stop it I'm really having trouble grasping how they are in the wrong.