JonathanPower
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No. See the post right before your.
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Digital Homicide is seeking Legal Action aganist Valve
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No. See the post right before your.
UltimaPooh
Member
No, no, dig up stupid. Dig up.
nephilimdj
Member
What would they counter sue for? I assume DH will use some business practice law. Like if a shop in a mall had its window smashed, and security/management refused to help. Since its pretty clear Valve never cared about there steam forum trolls.
Bigrx1
Banned
This guy is seriously going to be on his death bed blaming Jim Sterling and everyone for ruining his life. But it's like the guy who loses money at the casino, then sells his car, pawns all his stuff, loses his house, and destroys his whole life continuing to gamble and then blames the casino for ruining his life. When any sane person could look at it and go "you're the one who chose to sell all that crap and keep gambling". Rovine has brought all of this on himself and has destroyed his own life because his ego has refused to just move on, ever, since Jim Sterling's original video years ago. Imagine the difference in his life if he just said "ah whatever" to Jim's original video and moved on? lol
Solaire of Astora
Death by black JPN
...I really wish they hadn't chosen the name Digital Homicide.
That joke was funny the first few times I read it, but since then, we cannot go a single DH topic on an Internet discussion, without at least five people cracking that same joke, all thinking they were the first to do so. Just look in this thread alone. Beaten several times.
ScientificPizza
Banned
They know law suits cost money right
poodaddy
Member
Hahaha do ya get it?? Cuz it's like Homicide but I said Suicide due to their questionable business decisions! It's a play on words! Oh I know I know I'm just such a nut rofllmaolollmfaololz!!!
It doesn't seem like they know much of anything at this point.
SirNinja
Member
I bet they're hoping they can buy a <$50 bundle of pre-packaged judicial assets.
Boombox On
Member
This case will be thrown out faster than yesterday's trash. These guys are unbelievable.
Valve has Steam agreements with devs that totally favor Valve, so I have no doubt they can easily kick DH out of Steam. For DH to try and play the harassment card against Valve is the biggest red herring ever.
Valve has Steam agreements with devs that totally favor Valve, so I have no doubt they can easily kick DH out of Steam. For DH to try and play the harassment card against Valve is the biggest red herring ever.
UnluckyKate
Member
I'm Now sad for their families that have to go through all this mess because their idiots husband and father are too proud and stupid to let go and swallow pride
Sun Bather
Member
The Valve brand is finally over. Maybe next decade!
Salt is a more powerful fuel than greed.
Unless Valve seek:
instead of money (officiated by Jim Sterling of course), do they really have anything to gain from Digital Homicide?
AHA-Lambda
Member
This is simply incredible O_O
JonathanPower
Member
Thanks for the link. So Valve removed their games as a consequence of the subpoema granted by the court. At this point, lets the court also enstablish whether Valve had the right to do such a thing.
The most hilarious claim is that Facebook allows you to block people and make them "not post on your page", as if somehow they couldnt make that on Steam too. Mind you, devs can ban anyone they want from their Steam forum, something that Digital Homicide know quite well since they used that function frivolously hundres upon hundreds of times at anyone slinging them any criticism.
benjipwns
Banned
Brat-Sampson
Member
Of course they do, it's their hosted service. If a store doesn't want to serve a product, you can't force them.
martino
Member
Really curious to see that.
Steam is not public, don't know the contract between them and DH but in the end it's steam platform and they can handle most of it as they see fit.(outside general laws)
They own the digital store, why would DH they have a leg to stand on?
JonathanPower
Member
Because I guess you sign a contract to have your games distributed on steam and there should be specific conditions under which a game can be removed. So it all comes down to what are the terms of the Steam distribution agreement.
Tezzeractor
Member
I actually laughed aloud when I saw the thread. It was like a well timed joke.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
This is insane.
I doubt Valve will counter sue them. They wont need to, between suing Jim Sterling, the 100 Steam users and Valve it's going to take a lot of time and money (even if they continue to represent themselves). With their primary source of income cut off by Valve removing their games from sale they're going to go bankrupt quickly.
I don't know for sure but I wouldn't be surprised if there was a clause in the contract you sign with Valve saying that Valve can remove your game from Steam at any time and for any reason.
Doubt it, usually they throw in a line that they can delete your shit and have a right to refusal at their discretion just like any forum or online account.
That said Valve want your business so it's on them to not be dicks and have the platform people want to do business on, meaning you really done fuck up if you prod the beast called Valve into action like this.
Dr. Benton Quest
Banned
Yeah it's really rare for Valve to take action like this. You have to really fuck up to get booted from Steam.
DH has fucking upon down to an art though.
Stitch
Gold Member
They doxxed Jims address and threatened him so no, fuck them.
Lightning_Roller
Banned
If you think these arrogant bumblefucks have any chance of winning...well you haven't been paying attention.
OT: I gotta say this, but these two are going on a self destructive path that won't end well for them. Sure it was hilarious at first for me, then I learned that they had families? Then it's got depressing. For the families, not these bozos I mean. They are seriously going to hurt the people around them the most after this is over and done with, and that saddens me. If it was only the brothers, then they could get wrecked by counter suits all the live long day, but when wives and children are in the mix, it makes things truly bittersweet.
TheChocolateWar
Member
Malicious prosecution or abuse of process is an option.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
I am pretty sure that poster was being sarcastic.
In this case, it's a grave. I hope his wife divorces him and takes the kid(s) before they get hurt by this.
Wait, shit, I just got myself sued didn't I?
Two wrongs don't make a right. This is just "Well, they did it first!" but with lawyers. Plus, no matter what those users did it doesn't entitle DH to people's personal information. The only way I think they could be in the right is if every one of those 100 steam users sent death threats. Other than that, welcome to the internet. It's not a nice place.
TheChocolateWar
Member
Actually, that I would disagre with. Generally speaking; when there are valid claims of Defamation anonymously posted on the internet, the law is replete with cases in most jurisdictions that allow third party discovery to discover the identity of those individuals. Death threats aren't the qualifier here.
T.Slothrop
Member
The thing is that their entire business model was basically a sham to begin with. Their best option was staying quiet and making as much money as possible before getting delisted. Instead, they went Tony Montana.
Who knows? Maybe Peter Thiel will come rescue them.
Who knows? Maybe Peter Thiel will come rescue them.
Sure, but is there any actual defamation here? I wasn't denying that defamation would justify the lawsuit, but nothing in that post qualifies as defamation as far as I can see, and that likely means that few of the 100 Steam users have actually done something they can justifiably be sued over.
How About No
Member
Holy shit pretty much everyone called lol