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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 6): Bully Case Judge Testifies

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2008-03-25 13:53:18 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Judge Ronald Friedman on the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. In an early-round win for Thompson , Friedman ordered Take Two to produce the game for an in-chambers viewing prior to its retail launch That would be Thompsons only victory in the case, which quickly turned contentious (anyone surprised?). Thompson blasted Friedman endlessly...
 
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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 3): Thompson Cross-Examines Judge Who Kicked Him Off GTA Cop Killer Case

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2008-03-20 20:46:16 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Judge James Moore.That being the case, Im going to dispense with an intro and assume youve got the back story already. If not, youll want to check out part 1 and part 2 before you tackle this section We pick up as Florida Bar prosecutor Sheila Tuma has completed her direct questioning of Judge James Moore. Thompson begins his...
 
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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 2): Judge Who Removed Thompson From Alabama GTA Case Testifies

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2008-03-19 23:39:18 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Judge James Moore.As longtime GamePolitics readers will recall, onNovember 18th, 2005 Judge Moore revoked Thompsons pro hac vice (visiting) right to practice law in Alabama. Thedrastic action by Judge Moore essentially removed Thompsonfrom Strickland vs. Sony , a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $600 million from a variety of video game...
 
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The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 7): Thompson Cross Examines the Bully Case Judge

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2008-03-26 16:49:48 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Judge Ronald Friedman What followsis Thompsons cross examination of Judge Friedman, whobecame a target ofThompsons ire after he refused to grant the controversial attorneys 2006 motion to have Bully declared a public nuisance in Florida In the excerpted transcripts that follow,RF is Judge Ronald Friedman. JT is Thompson,TUMA is prosecutor...
 
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Jack Thompson Guilty on 27 of 31 Misconduct Charges, Says Bar Trial Judge... FL Supreme Court Must Now Rule

2008-05-20 14:24:06 by gamepolitics in GamePolitics.com
 
...judge who presided over Jack Thompson's Florida Bar trial late last year has recommended that the controversial attorney be found guilty on 27 of 31 professional misconduct charges. The Florida Supreme Court must now rule on those recommendations In a report issued last week, Judge Dava Tunis writes After considering the arguments presented...
 
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2009 IGF Announces Full Judge List, Reminds On Deadline

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2008-10-16 16:00:55 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...judge line-up for the IGF this year - as you can see, lots of smart indie and indie-friendly folks who will be helping to judge the competition - and there's not long left to enter, developers The organizers of the Independent Games Festival have revealed its full list of judges for the 11th annual version of the competition, with a host of...
 
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Capcom wins: Dead Rising lawsuit dropped; gets unexpected game review from Judge

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2008-11-22 08:21:15 by Gino D. in Xbox 360
...judge is concerned, the lawsuit is now ruled to be dismissed. It actually brings to mind Sony's recent statement about similarities and coincidences in LittleBigPlanet content , but moving on Specifically, here's Judge Richard Seeborg's verdict That MKR] has not identified any similarity between Dead Rising and any protected element of...
 
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Judge Shoots Down Band's Guitar Hero Lawsuit

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2007-12-21 08:26:10 by Susan Arendt in Game | Life
...judge has killed a suit filed by 80s band The Romantics against Activision , which claimed that the version of "What I Like About You" used in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s was too close to the original According to statement from the band's lawyer, The Romantics felt the Guitar Hero cover tune "infringed" on their "trademark sound" and...
 
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Judge in Jack Thompson Bar Trial Requests More Time

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2008-04-15 11:59:26 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
Judge Dava Tunis (left), who presided over the November, 2007 Florida Bar trial of anti-game activist Jack Thompson, has petitioned the Florida Supreme Court for more time in which to issue her decision While GamePolitics had been anticipating Tunis final ruling on Thompsons fate by April 21st, an April 11thFlorida Supreme Court docket...