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Legal System EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Banned PSN troll tries to sue Sony again ... twice 51 Erik Estavillo, the troll who got banned PSN for abusing Resistance players, tried to sue, then failed miserably, is at it again. Not content with getting his ludicrous case thrown out of court, ... Interplay vs. Bethesda: the court filings 22 If you've only been paying attention to the gaming side of Fallout you're missing the most exciting part! Screw the games, legal action is where it is at and the two companies behind Fallout, Bet... Nintendo, 53 publishers taking R4 sellers to court 30 The R4 has been a pirate's dream for many years, allowing gamers to essentially rip off the DS' entire library and carry it around on one little cart. Sure, many people claim to buy an R4 to &quo... SAG, AFTRA and the games industry agree on new contracts 24 Remember when all the writers went on strike? It sucked. Television seasons were cut short and my television stopped being fun when I wasn't playing videogames. What if that happened to videogame... PSN banning lawsuit thrown out 10 Do you remember Erik Estavillo of San Jose? He was a "man" who had been banned from the PlayStation Network after being an abusive little troll on Resistance's multiplayer mode, an... Cops play Wii Bowling while on drug bust 68 The one major problem with drug busts (aside from the waste of public money) is that they're simply not fun enough. Luckily, cops in Polk County discovered a way to inject a little happiness into... Venezuelan politicians want to ban violent videogames 34 Because of course, Venezuela has no other more pressing problems to deal with than those evil, evil videogames. The Bill for the Prohibition of Video Games and Toy Weapons seeks to ban the sale o... Today, it is legal to sell adult games to kids in the UK 47 It's always been considered illegal to sell adult-rated videogames and movies to minors in the UK, ever since the Video Recordings Act of 1984. However, it's been discovered today that the requir... William Shatner goes after Shatter devs over a joke 26 Star Trek legend and singing sensation William Shatner was stirred into legal motion when his lawyers heard that Shatter was offering a downloadable level that used his likeness and included a re... Wi-Fi company sues Nintendo, Sony and Apple 23 You know what we haven't had in a while? A patent lawsuit! Yes, it's time once again for a vague idea to be used by some parasites who smell free money. Our hopeful contender this time is Bandspe... Spider-Man is pretty in pink for Revenge of Shinobi VC 16 The Revenge of Shinobi was one of my favorite Sega Mega Drive games, mostly because it was one of about six titles I had at the time, so it didn't have much competition. Regardless, it was a pret... Activision getting barely anything in Brutal Legend suit 54 If you like to see evil publisher Activision getting what it deserves for its greed and hubris, then this is the story for you. The LA Times is reporting that the nefarious company is getting &qu... Rocktober lives! Brutal Legend lawsuit settled 38 It's been a bumpy road for Brutal Legend, what with all the legal mumbo jumbo surrounding the game. It started as Activision suing Double Fine for allegedly "improperly" transferring th... Man gets two years and fined $96,000 for DS piracy 19 Protip: Don't create a Web site offering over 1,000 DS games for illegal download unless you're really sure you won't get caught. Yoshiaki Asagiri wasn't so careful, and now a Kyoto District cour... Woman bought Live Vision camera for boy, offered 'free show' 57 The human penis is well-known to be instinctively drawn to Xbox Live Vision cameras, as anyone who has spent enough time (an hour or so) playing Uno can tell you. With that idea in mind, a recent... Punk kid hits people with car doors, Grand Theft Auto blamed 32 You know the drill by now. Some filthy little sh*thead decides to be antisocial and delinquent, then tries to dodge accountability by blaming videogames, something he knows will deflect the blame... Edge of Twilight is still called Edge of Twilight 8 Don't panic, anybody! Edge of Twilight, the steampunk action game that Destructoid has been anxious for since forever, is still called Edge of Twilight. Developer Fuzzyeyes was apparently involve... Double Fine files countersuit in Brutal Legend legal battle 40 According to a report by the Washington Post, Brütal Legend’s developer Double Fine has filed a countersuit to Activision’s legal attempts to prevent the game’s Roktober re... G.I. Joe game has no porkchop sandwiches 22 GamerVision got to check out the new G.I. Joe game recently. While checking out the game, they did what any true journalist would have done and asked the developers if the infamous G.I. Joe spoof... Chinese government banning gold farming 31 The Chinese government has banned gold farming and trading of virtual currency for real money. This is a big deal for China as about 85 percent of gold farmers are believed to be based in China. ... Man gets life for killing over a PlayStation 2 33 Ex-Fresno State student and gun fan Jonquel Brooks has been given life in prison following an attack on four men who accused him of stealing a PlayStation 2. On May 7, 2007, Brooks was approached... 2K Games working on new Duke Nukem game? 19 The ongoing saga that is Duke Nukem continues with fresh developments today, as it has been revealed that 2K Games is working, or at least was working, on an all-new game known as Duke Begins. Ap... Owning RapeLay might be a federal offense 52 Time to start scrubbing those hard drives, kids. A recent article over at GamesPolitics suggests that owners of the controversial hentai title, RapeLay, could be found guilty of possessing child ... Bankrupt Lair developer sued by former staff 17 Factor 5 just can't catch a break. Its notorious PS3 exclusive Lair was a critical flop, the firm had to declare bankruptcy and now it's being sued by former employees for fraud. According to the... Nintendo says GTFO of here with your crap lawsuits 15 Well, the didn't say that specifically, but you know someone in their office has said that at some time or another. These poor guys and their waggle keep getting sued by other companies that thin... Activision sues Brutal Legend developer to prevent Rocktober 93 Remember back in February when EA referred to Activision as "a husband abandoning his family and then suing after his wife meets a better looking guy"? That was pretty funny. What's not... PTC applauds California's violent game appeal, tells lies 34 The Parent's Television Council, an organization dedicated to telling other people what to do, has applauded Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to appeal to the US Supreme Court over the dismissal ... PS3 rumble lawsuit returns from the grave 12 I'm sure you all remember Immersion, the parasites who sat on patents for rumble technology and then sued any company that dared use them. It led to the famously arrogant "Rumble is a last-g... Take-Two takes 3D Realms to court over Duke Nukem Forever 41 Take-Two is dropping the lawsuit nuke on 3D Realms for failure to develop the sequel they both wanted, Duke Nukem Forever. 3D Realms closed up shop, never finishing the game, thus breaking an agr... Square Enix shuts down Chrono fan game Crimson Echoes 120 Square Enix dropped a Cease and Desist on a fan made game modification called Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes. Almost complete, this was a new story set in the Chrono Trigger universe, tying Trigg... Texan sex offenders may need to register online game handles 35 Quite why something like this hasn't been implemented sooner is beyond me, but it seems that Texas' legal system has finally caught up with the modern age and is considering a new bill that requi... Nintendo makes Swedish dental surgery change name 13 The seas of copyright law are dangerous waters to sail, as the owners of the former "Wii Smile" dental surgery in Sweden have discovered. Nintendo found out that the small firm in Malm&... Videogame addiction used to justify embezzlement 19 A 21-year-old Wisconsin man is in a spot of trouble after using a fraternity debit card to unlawfully spend over $12,000 on videogames. Rather than accept responsibility for his crimes, Jose... D3 trademarks Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond 12 D3 Publisher has trademarked the name Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond, revealing what may be the title of the next chapter of the Matt Hazard series. Although nothing is specified beyond the n... Restraining order granted in Scratch DJ legal battle 11 The legal debacle of Genius Projects and Numark Industries versus Activision over the upcoming DJ title, Scratch, continues. Today, a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court has grant... ESA celebrates the Pirate Bay convictions 36 You must surely be aware by now that the founders of popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay have recently been convicted of breaking copyright law and are due to be imprisoned for one year. Fre... Activision responds to Scratch lawsuit, denies wrongdoing 7 Only a few days after it was publicly revealed that Scratch DJ publisher/developer Genius Products was suing Activision, the mega-publisher has responded. In a statement today, Activision &q... Censor demands jail for parents who let kids play violent games 50 A New Zealand censor has demanded that parents who allow their children to play adult-rated videogames should be sent to jail to provide "shock value" for other families. This proposal ... Sony and Nintendo sued over wireless use 14 Some little turd company named Wall Wireless LLC (great name, guys) is suing gaming giants Sony and Nintendo as well as gaming wannabe Nokia over wireless use in their devices. Apparently these t... Espionage! Russian spy smuggles money in a PlayStation case 11 Former CIA man Harold Nicholson and his 24-year-old son, Nathan, were busted for using jail visits, coded letters, and overseas meetings to sell US secrets to the Russians. This was all done from... Honolulu City Council bans gaming while driving 7 If you remember the story of the bus driver suspended for gaming at the wheel, then you remember my own embarassing gaming-on-the-go story, so I won't recount it here. It seems (partially due to ... New York bill treats games like hazardous material, wants them locked up 18 New York, the state that seems to be in love with videogame legislation, is at it again, this time thanks to Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright. Wright is the man who wants to combat games that enforc... Halo 3 parent killer's judge not quite as smart as we thought 32 Last night, we reported that Daniel Petric, the teenager who shot his parents after being banned from Halo 3, had been found guilty with no links made to his videogame obsession. While yesterday ... Halo-obsessed parent killer found guilty, videogame defense thrown out 33 A while ago we talked about Daniel Petric, an Ohio teen who shot his mother dead and injured his father after being banned from playing Halo. His lawyers attempted the famous (and absurd) videoga... Illinois brings back prohibition ... in videogames 59 Just when you thought your days of enjoying malt liquor in T-rated videogames would never end, along comes Illinois to crush your alcoholic fun. Yes, despite there never really being many instanc... Sonic fan overthrows city's real-life hedgehog ban 39 In a story of triumph and retribution too uplifting not to post, it is being reported that a young Kansas boy's love of Sonic the Hedgehog was so great, he yearned for a real-life spiny mammal th... Kid threatens suicide in Blizzard game, representative gets him arrested 24 Playing online videogames, especially Blizzard ones, are a serious activity for the dedicated. As a result, we get hilarious and tragic stories. This one is a little bit of both. Game Politics (v... Legal people like money, law firms beginning to take games seriously 9 Despite the need for a Judge Dredd structure, our society still demands an outdated legal system with police, firemen, dogcatchers, and lawyers. It just so happens that as our culture evolves so ... Halo 3 parent killer was 'addicted' to videogames 30 17-year-old Daniel Petric, who we talked about last week, is currently on trial for the murder of his mother and attempted murder of his father after they banned him from playing Halo 3. After cl... Mother who kidnapped own daughter gets a free PS3 62 I've complained many times about how screwed up the British justice system, and here's something that truly exemplifies the problem. 33-year-old Karen Matthews made British headlines when she had... Chicago Transit Authority bans M-rated game ads 19 Oh, Chicago. There was trouble earlier this year when the CTA pulled Grand Theft Auto IV ads from buses early, breaking contract. They pulled them following some violence in the city, but a settl... Get a parking fine? Pay with your Xbox 360! 16 Eyebrows have been raised in Orange Country, Florida, after a Sheriff's Deputy allegedly took a man's Xbox 360 from him instead of issuing a ticket. The original owner was apparently pulled over ... Dead Rising copyright suit thrown out, zombies free to roam malls unhindered 16 Earlier in the year, Capcom was accused of infringing upon the classic George A. Romero film Dawn of the Dead with its mall-based zombie game Dead Rising. The titles were thematically similar, an... Scummy criminal accuses Blizzard of warping his mind with Warcraft 32 You may have heard of Jonathan Lee Riches, but if you haven't, here's a quick introduction. The man is currently serving a prison sentence for wire fraud, and has spent his time in jail filing fr... UNLV Fight Song composer suing EA for copyright infringement 20 According to the composer of UNLV's fight song, "Win With The Rebels," EA has been using the song in their college sports titles without permission. GamePolitics is reporting that Geral... Nintendo sued again over Wii motion, failure could equal removal 23 Again, here's someone claiming to have made motion sensing techology first. This time it's Hillcrest, a company who has licensed their motion-detecting technology to other electronic companies in... Man kills baby over a videogame, pleads guilty 103 A man has pleaded guilty to killing an 18-day-old baby so that he could finish his videogame in peace. On October 26, 2007, Rene Edward Barrios was trusted to look after his girlfriend's newborn ... Attorney discusses the 'games made me do it' defense 34 We've railed against the anti-games lobbyists helping to make the "videogames" excuse a valid one for criminals, and today an attorney has admitted how good a defense it is, and which j... Matthew Sweet considering lawsuit over use of 'Girlfriend' in Guitar Hero II 33 From the outside looking in, I'm not exactly sure why an artist wouldn't want his or her music in a popular music game, but singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet isn't all that thrilled. Speaking with ... Up to 25,000 videogame pirates could get buggered in the UK 24 If you're a British game pirate, take note -- the industry is out on the prowl, and its prey is your hairy, quivering arse. Several videogame companies in the UK are mounting an offensive&nb... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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