Jack Thompson responds to EA's dismissal

Author: Tim Smalley
Published: 6th March 2008
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Jack Thompson responds to EA's dismissal

Jack Thompson says that EA's response, if true, does not disappoint.

Earlier today, we reported that Electronic Arts had dismissed Jack Thompson's offer to help with its acquisition of rival publisher Take-Two. Just minutes ago, we were forwarded Jack Thompson's response to the brush off.

In the letter, which is addressed to Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello and the board of directors, Thompson said that "I have not yet received but have seen news reports of your Senior Manager Mariam Sughayer's communication to me regarding the above.

"Assuming the reports are accurate, since they don't emanate from the New York Times, please note:

I have in the last few days been contacted by a company with whom Take-Two does business. This company is now my client," he continued.

My client informs me that Take-Two has breached a substantial contract with it. It appears based upon what my client tells me that this is how Take-Two does business within the industry. This does not surprise me, as I have seen this same company up-close for a number of years. But it is surely gratifying to get corroboration of my observations, out of the blue, from a corporate entity which has been stiffed by Take-Two and which must take legal action, it seems, to get recompense. How sweet.

If you all at EA want to pursue a purchase of Take-Two without fully knowing what is “out there” in the form of liabilities, posed by my client and others, of your take-over target, you got right ahead. I’m sure EA’s shareholders will be impressed with your lack of “due diligence” exhibited first by your “don’t help us, Mr. Thompson” and now your anticipated “we don’t want to know about contractual liabilities of Take-Two” posture. Maybe the new corporate logo of EA should incorporate an ostrich. Here’s some help:


Your corporate approach to due diligence exhibits the type of circle-the-wagons acumen that is leading the video game industry to the federal regulation that ESA’s own leaked poll indicates 65% of Americans want.

Congratulations. Your response, which was anticipated, does not disappoint.

Regards, Jack Thompson"

Jack's response doesn't disappoint either - the image made me spill my tea (thanks, Jack!). It'll be interesting to see how this story develops. Do you think Jack is barking up the right tree, or should EA continue with its attempts to purchase Take-Two? Let us know in the forums.
Quote alastor 6th March 2008, 13:13
Pwnd tbh.
Quote Juppun 6th March 2008, 13:17
Ouch indeed.
Quote proxess 6th March 2008, 13:36
owned
Quote shigllgetcha 6th March 2008, 13:38
are Jack Thompson and Boris Johnston the same person, they both seem to live in thier own crazy little worlds
Quote The Chugnut 6th March 2008, 13:41
"EA is a strong supporter of creative freedom for game developers."

Taken out of the context of this story, that statement is most ironic.
Quote Tim S 6th March 2008, 13:52
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Chugnut
"EA is a strong supporter of creative freedom for game developers."

Taken out of the context of this story, that statement is most ironic.

LOL
Quote Delphium 6th March 2008, 14:11
Jack... looks like you just got served!!

Quote lewchenko 6th March 2008, 14:48
I have no idea why this Jack Thompson guys thinks he is so influential. So whats he gonna do now ? Serve up anyother ill thought out court hearing regarding unsuitable video game content by EA. sheesh! this guy is insane. Who is giving him an audience ? Who on earth cares what he thinks ?

Why do people pay any attention to him ?
Quote will. 6th March 2008, 15:06
HA!


He never replied to my email... It wasn't even mean. I would call it curious.
Quote Tim S 6th March 2008, 15:40
Update - Jack's back with a response...

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03/06/jack_thompson_responds_to_ea_dismissal/1
Digg: http://digg.com/gaming_news/Jack_Thompson_EA_has_head_in_the_sand
Quote Spaceraver 6th March 2008, 15:44
Yess!! EA The rest of the world as a whole = +1
Jack Thompson = -322535452 +(-1)
Neato.
Quote HugoB 6th March 2008, 15:46
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim S
Update - Jack's back with a response...

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03/06/jack_thompson_responds_to_ea_dismissal/1

El-oh-el

Oh Jack, what would we do without you? Other than be much more bored.
Quote freedom810 6th March 2008, 15:47
EA's rep has just hugely increased in my books! Now for them to go for the final blow?
Down with jack thompson!
Quote Orlix 6th March 2008, 15:52
I am still surprised that there are people out there who would hire him... and with that response, how old is he? 5?
Quote D3s3rt_F0x 6th March 2008, 15:56
All you can truely say is, what sad little world does he live in lol
Quote Shadow_101 6th March 2008, 16:00
Is that a real reply from Jack Thompson? Doesn't look very official/Professional to me.
Quote Krikkit 6th March 2008, 16:01
EA: "No way girlfriend, I ain't takin' nothin' from you..."
Jacko: "Oh NO You Din't!"

He's a bitter, twisted, sad little man isn't he? Couldn't he have run a grammar check on that email before sending it out? Hardly a professional tone too. I think it's time for Jack to stop listening to himself and quit.
Quote Tim S 6th March 2008, 16:02
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadow_101
Is that a real reply from Jack Thompson? Doesn't look very official/Professional to me.

Yes, it's from him.
Quote Veles 6th March 2008, 16:05
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadow_101
Is that a real reply from Jack Thompson? Doesn't look very official/Professional to me.

C'mon, this is Jack Thompson we're talking about here.
Quote Flibblebot 6th March 2008, 16:09
So basically, he's saying that he's only just taken on this client who want to sue Take Two, so presumably the legal process hasn't actually got underway yet.

And then he lambasts EA for not knowing something that hasn't happened yet?

That's an interesting stance to take, Jack. Time to get back in the comfy jacket with the sleeves that fasten up behind and go back to your lovely cell with the nice padded walls.
Quote Redbeaver 6th March 2008, 16:33
i like the picture.
Quote oasked 6th March 2008, 16:34
Ha, what a fool. I bet he makes a lot of money though.
Quote Smilodon 6th March 2008, 16:43
This could be seen from two sides:

1: He is just stupid, childish and.. strange.

2: He does this to get A LOT of publicity. (Not good, but he gets his name out for sure)
Quote Zurechial 6th March 2008, 17:10
Wacko Jacko said:
Quote:
If you all at EA

Any 'Lawyor' who posts a response containing a sentence beginning with the above deserves to lose their Lawyor's permit.
Didn't he come close to losing it already?

The guy is a moron and gets far more airtime than he deserves.
Quote chicorasia 6th March 2008, 17:22
He doesn't miss a chance to grab some airtime, does he???

I think he is needed in the Venezuelan-Colombian border...
Quote Lepermessiah 6th March 2008, 17:59
Serious question, how the hell does a quack like this get away with being such a scamming lawyer? Really, why does he have such a hissy fit over games? This guy is really mentally challenged, seems anyone can be a lawyer these days. He should be banned.
Quote TGImages 6th March 2008, 18:13
Surprising that he would breach attorney client confidentiality and start to discuss his new client and pending litigation in a public fashion....

Oh wait... It's Jack... no, I guess it isn't surprising.
Quote mikeuk2004 6th March 2008, 19:02
Does his life revolve around take 2? Cant he be done for harasment?
Quote TurtlePerson2 6th March 2008, 19:52
Image is watermarked.
Quote Jordan Wise 6th March 2008, 20:43
you might as well publish my opinion on the news, it's more thought out that this idiot's
Quote DXR_13KE 6th March 2008, 20:48
this is better than a soap opera..... LOL
Quote ImInTheZoneBaby 6th March 2008, 20:53
Haha, awesome.
Nice to see Jack has some humour back his argument up.
It just makes it more entertaining for fellow gamers =P

I wonder what will happen next =P
Quote genesisofthesith 6th March 2008, 21:47
How is this guy still allowed to practice law?
Quote Cptn-Inafinus 6th March 2008, 21:58
Do we honestly have to take a man who can't afford to buy clip-art seriously?
Quote oddball walking 6th March 2008, 22:05
He's could just venting his anger at games because he wasn't any good at them. :D

I'm surprised he can get clients after embarrassing himself so often.
Quote Hamish 6th March 2008, 22:47
Quote:
Originally Posted by TurtlePerson2
Image is watermarked.

haha yea, when i first opened it and saw the pic i immediately thought "gonna have to bitch at bit for using such a ghetto image :p" then i read it and it all made sense :D
Quote johnmustrule 6th March 2008, 23:01
It's an epic-fail sandwich and take-two's the bread. Served lightly toasted.
Quote airchie 6th March 2008, 23:29
After reading the way he started that sentence, reminded me of my trip to the states, Houston in particular.

Even I was saying y'all and of course the plural all y'all before I left! :D

Jack is awesome, I think we should all egg him on to see what other stupid s*** he'll do1 :D
Quote bahgger 6th March 2008, 23:59
Oh hey, there are firms that specialise in internal audit and due diligences and are more than capable of digging up this crap that Mr. Thompson believes is the orb of youth that only he holds.
Quote unclebulgaria 7th March 2008, 01:22
If we ignore Jackie Boy, won't he go away?

(Bless him for trying, obv)
Quote PhenomRed 7th March 2008, 01:24
i think he's cold, we should give him his jacket with the double length sleeves so he can hug himself.

i've been amusing people at work with stories about him, they all think he's an idiot. personally i want to see how far he'll go. if games are so violent and cause people to go crazy and shoot other people, why has no one shot him? i'm still sane... well, as sane as you can get on bit-tech...
Quote David_Fitzy 7th March 2008, 02:41
Video Games don't make me violent
Jack Thompson makes me violent

...the same for a few others round here too I suspect

..therefore using jack's own minority over majority idea means we should ban jack thompson from public exposure
Quote LordPyrinc 7th March 2008, 04:10
I hesitate to make my first post about 'Smiling' Jack, but seriously, this guy is nuts. Unfortunately for us normal people, ill-informed parents will always support his cause against video games. Im nearly 30 yrs old, but I remember a moment in time when I was in my early teens that the pastor of the church called my mother because I left a book there. This particular book was written by Rose Estes, and it was a fantasy novel, one of the "Endless Quest" novels, similar to the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books that some of you may remember. The pastor was 'concerned' because the book had wizards and magic and thought it was evil. My mother actually asked me if I believed in the stuff I was reading!!! To give my mom some credit though, she would have never asked me about the book if not for the prompting from this preacher. At this point in my life I had already read the "Hobbit" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. My mom already knew what my answer would be.

Every time I hear about Jack Thompson, I think about that preacher. Both are misinformed and are championing a cause that they know little about. Would a pastor today confront a parent because their child left a "Harry Potter" book at church? I think not. The bottom line is that parents need to be responsible and raise their children correctly so that they know right from wrong. Granted, this is not 100% effective, but it goes a long way in making sure your kids grow up to be respectable members of society.

Games, books, newspapers, the internet, movies, art, the evening news... they all depict scenes of violence. Since we are all exposed to at least one of these mediums as we grow up, by Jack Thompson's beliefs, we would all be uncontrollable psychopaths, roaming around wreaking havoc.

Sorry for making my first post such a long rant. I sincerely apologize.
Quote Bluephoenix 7th March 2008, 05:02
Quote:
Originally Posted by LordPyrinc
I hesitate to make my first post about 'Smiling' Jack, but seriously, this guy is nuts. Unfortunately for us normal people, ill-informed parents will always support his cause against video games. Im nearly 30 yrs old, but I remember a moment in time when I was in my early teens that the pastor of the church called my mother because I left a book there. This particular book was written by Rose Estes, and it was a fantasy novel, one of the "Endless Quest" novels, similar to the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books that some of you may remember. The pastor was 'concerned' because the book had wizards and magic and thought it was evil. My mother actually asked me if I believed in the stuff I was reading!!! To give my mom some credit though, she would have never asked me about the book if not for the prompting from this preacher. At this point in my life I had already read the "Hobbit" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. My mom already knew what my answer would be.

Every time I hear about Jack Thompson, I think about that preacher. Both are misinformed and are championing a cause that they know little about. Would a pastor today confront a parent because their child left a "Harry Potter" book at church? I think not. The bottom line is that parents need to be responsible and raise their children correctly so that they know right from wrong. Granted, this is not 100% effective, but it goes a long way in making sure your kids grow up to be respectable members of society.

Games, books, newspapers, the internet, movies, art, the evening news... they all depict scenes of violence. Since we are all exposed to at least one of these mediums as we grow up, by Jack Thompson's beliefs, we would all be uncontrollable psychopaths, roaming around wreaking havoc.

Sorry for making my first post such a long rant. I sincerely apologize.

Great first post, welcome to the forums!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Article
the image made me spill my tea (thanks, Jack!)

Sue him for it!!! (a la mcdonalds scandal.)
Quote Xir 7th March 2008, 09:26
The Man is not a problem...
That there are companies out there that hire him...that's the problem.

Maybe based on the american "no cure, no pay" way of twisting law?
Quote mayakovski 7th March 2008, 22:06
Is this guy for real?????????????

I originally thought he must be a made up character used for funny PR as I cannot imagine anyone remotely like him being allowed to live this long. Mind you Bush is still alive.

Bush and Jack = proof that Darwin was wrong.
Quote AcidJiles 7th March 2008, 22:13
finally a result. now if only the US could see to kicking him out of the country
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