Post: Player sues Sony after being banned from PlayStation Network
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07-22-2009, 01:09 PM
#1
Originally posted by another user
It's pretty difficult to get banned from the PlayStation Network. You have to be a total jerk-face to get booted off PS3's online community. However, that's what Erik Estavallo managed to do whilst playing Resistance. With access to the game cut off, Estavallo decided to take part in the most appropriate action possible: a lawsuit.
Estavallo argues that a ban from the PlayStation Network goes against his First Amendment rights. "The plaintiff was exercising his First Amendment Rights to Freedom of Speech in the game's public forum when he was banned from, not only [Resistance], but also banned from playing all other games online via the PlayStation Network," a court document retrieved by GamePolitics reveals. This, in turn, has caused "pain and suffering" because the PS3 is "the only way the plaintiff can truly socialize since he also suffers from Agoraphobia."
Estavallo is asking for $55,000 in punitive damages and demands Sony no longer implement bans of any sort. He alleges that "PlayStation 3 is the only system that incorporates this type of wide-ranged ban. As where Nintendo does not ban customers at all. And Microsoft Xbox rarely bans."
Estavallo argues that a ban from the PlayStation Network goes against his First Amendment rights. "The plaintiff was exercising his First Amendment Rights to Freedom of Speech in the game's public forum when he was banned from, not only [Resistance], but also banned from playing all other games online via the PlayStation Network," a court document retrieved by GamePolitics reveals. This, in turn, has caused "pain and suffering" because the PS3 is "the only way the plaintiff can truly socialize since he also suffers from Agoraphobia."
Estavallo is asking for $55,000 in punitive damages and demands Sony no longer implement bans of any sort. He alleges that "PlayStation 3 is the only system that incorporates this type of wide-ranged ban. As where Nintendo does not ban customers at all. And Microsoft Xbox rarely bans."
i find this funny, this guy is never going to win against sony lol.
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07-22-2009, 04:47 PM
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villan4eva
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07-22-2009, 06:39 PM
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Mighty Jebuz
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07-22-2009, 07:43 PM
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SmokinAce
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well he does stand a good chance if you think about it
you do get the freedom to xpress yourself but he most of done something/said something really stupid on his part to get banned from online play
but lol every time I hear someone getting banned it's always in Resistance lol I got banned for a week because I was glitching
you do get the freedom to xpress yourself but he most of done something/said something really stupid on his part to get banned from online play
but lol every time I hear someone getting banned it's always in Resistance lol I got banned for a week because I was glitching
07-22-2009, 08:22 PM
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