Pennsylvanian man sues Google for £2.5 bn

Author: Phil Cogar
Published: 27th September 2007
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This is a copy of the first sheet of a 23 page handwritten lawsuit against Google.

This is a copy of the first sheet of a 23 page handwritten lawsuit against Google.

There's a secret code in Dylan Jayne's Social Security Number that links directly to Google. Never mind the fact that he was born in 1982 - well over a decade before Google was even founded. The secret code somehow shows that Google is releasing private information about him to the public. Ironically, this is exactly what is happening thanks to this lawsuit.

The lawsuit, which is titled "Dylan Stephen Jayne plaintiff v Google Internet Search Engine Founders defendant(s)," is something from another world. Jayne has managed to photocopy every single piece of identification that he has. He includes his Pennsylvania Identification Card, Social Security card (front and back, mind you), bank account and routing numbers, Pennsylvania ACCESS card, debit and ATM card, and even his library card in the lawsuit.

The Department of Justice is also investigating Google for crimes against humanity - according to Jayne, that is. Other matters being investigated include the fact that he was illegally detained in Milford, Pennsylvania as a juvenile and jailed for two years for resisting arrest and public drunkenness. The latter was caught on tape by a news person.

The whole affair is quite hilarious but it could just be the masterstroke of a genius in disguise. After all, his personal information is now being spread across the Internet and it all started from someone at Google emailing tech law blogger Eric Goldman a copy of the suit.

Think Jayne will win or lose? We've seen even more frivolous lawsuits pass in the US before, but none that were handwritten - so leave your vote over in the forums or in the comment section below.
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Quote Hells_Bliss 27th September 2007, 15:43
okay, so this guy posted his personal information on the internet, then he sues google when his identity is stolen?

Am i missing something here?
Quote L2wis 27th September 2007, 15:43
i don't really understand the post? so he's sueing them cos some1 put information about him on the net? maybe im just tired
Quote bloodcar 27th September 2007, 15:56
He filed the lawsuit claiming Google was spreading his private information across the internet. Before he filed the suit, his name returned no results. Now because of the suit, if you Google his name you'll get over 200 matches because of the suit.

The ironic thing about it is that most places are hosting a copy of the lawsuit which is, in turn, spreading his personal information across the internet because he scanned every single piece of identification that he had.
Quote Nexxo 27th September 2007, 15:56
He is mad.

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Quote plagio 27th September 2007, 16:00
He is a jenius. :D :D

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Quote Delphium 27th September 2007, 16:10
He is a n00b and a half!!

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Quote Ryu_ookami 27th September 2007, 16:16
he is a muppet

defination of a muppet not quite a mop not quite a parrot :)

anyway he is very very odd

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Quote Drexial 27th September 2007, 16:18
He is a mad genius.

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Quote DeX 27th September 2007, 16:20
...and by hand-writing it, he was bound to make his suit spread quickly through the internet airwaves. He's a genius. It's like streaking at a world cup football match and then suing the football association for invasion of privacy for broadcasting the event around the world. He can't lose!
Quote ssj12 27th September 2007, 16:51
someone needs to send me his debit card number j/k
Quote Bursar 27th September 2007, 17:13
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Originally Posted by DeX
...and by hand-writing it, he was bound to make his suit spread quickly through the internet airwaves. He's a genius. It's like streaking at a world cup football match and then suing the football association for invasion of privacy for broadcasting the event around the world. He can't lose!

No, it would be like suing the FA, and then streaking across the pitch.
Quote Akava 27th September 2007, 18:06
Just plain money grubbing... what a tw*t...
Quote Skill3d 27th September 2007, 18:13
2.5 billion pounds muwahahahahahahhahaaaa
Quote mattthegamer463 27th September 2007, 19:12
Sounds like the Streisand effect to me. He didn't want his info on the web, then he emails someone his lawsuit containing all his highly personal information, and it gets out. Idiot. Next.
Quote Mankz. 27th September 2007, 19:17
Good luck dude.

If you win, half the world will be sueing the search engines before you know it!
Quote jakenbake 27th September 2007, 19:25
he obviously won't win, but if it goes to court, google might settle. which would make him more money than he already has (assuming he represents himself)
Quote Nexxo 27th September 2007, 19:52
Won't even get that far. He voluntarily and without being asked supplied his personal information to Google. He deliberately put it in the public domain. So he can't cry "breach of comfidentiality" now.

Moreover, even if the court has a mental health day and he wins, it sets a massive precedent. For instance anybody could sue the Census Bureau for making your name and address available to the public.
Quote Stonewall78 27th September 2007, 20:03
How could he be an accomplice if google where the ones who released it to the tech law firm then leaked onto the net. If he personally hosted the pictures of his ID himself then he would have been a contributor.
Quote completemadness 27th September 2007, 23:24
Am i missing something, but the news article doesn't seem to make a point

The title says hes suing Google for 2.5bn, but the article never says why
i think the bit
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Jayne has managed to photocopy (why is this an achievement?) every single piece of identification that he has. He includes his Pennsylvania Identification Card, Social Security card (front and back, mind you), bank account and routing numbers, Pennsylvania ACCESS card, debit and ATM card, and even his library card in the lawsuit.
May be trying to make the point, but why does photocopying all your identifying stuff help you sue Google for 2.5bn ?

Am i just being really thick tonight ?
Quote DXR_13KE 27th September 2007, 23:48
more stupid than exploding condoms.

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Quote Faulk_Wulf 28th September 2007, 00:40
This is almost beyond words.
We're in the realm of idiot lawsuits--
--Verizion versus 900mhz airwaves--
--but this one takes the cake.

Like suing the church for preaching to you, and then going to Sunday mass.
Like suing Ferrari for shoddy automobiles, and then splitting your Enzo on either side of a light pole. *cough*
Like suing Google and then posting all your information on the inter.....oh wait...

Bloody f***ing stupid.
Period.

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Quote HourBeforeDawn 28th September 2007, 05:16
lol hes going to loose this case hard and probably end up owning google money for wasting their time lol.
Quote harmisajedi 28th September 2007, 06:43
this would qualify for a "dismissed with extreme prejudice" type of ruling, which means that a suit is so entirely without merit that it won't go to trial, the plaintiff cannot appeal the decision & the defendant/local agencies where the original suit was filed can typically sue for defamation &/or damages (basically, sue for wasted time.)


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Quote Akava 28th September 2007, 10:43
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Originally Posted by harmisajedi
this would qualify for a "dismissed with extreme prejudice" type of ruling, which means that a suit is so entirely without merit that it won't go to trial, the plaintiff cannot appeal the decision & the defendant/local agencies where the original suit was filed can typically sue for defamation &/or damages (basically, sue for wasted time.)

Exactly, this won't get any where near court without some kind of retarded miracal... and then Google will hopefuly sue him for being an idiot and prevent people from being so bloody stupid in the future.
Quote cjmUK 28th September 2007, 12:43
It doesn't really explain it in this article, but it is believed that he has had a history of mental illness throughout his life. So he quite literally is mad.

This can't end well.
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