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That’s right, the tables have turned. Jack Thompson, lawyer and self-proclaimed anti-video game activist, is being sued by Take-Two Interactive after he threatened to attempt to block the release of Grand Theft Auto 4 and Manhunt 2. Take-Two filed a pre-emptive suit with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The suit alleges that Thompson is violating Take Two’s First Amendment rights by trying to pass a public nuisance complaint. This action, Take-Two states, poses Thompson as “a private attorney general on behalf of the State of Florida.”
“Thompson has a history of making multiple threats of legal action, whether substantiated or not, both against (Take Two) as well as the retailers who purchase the video games and offer them for sale to the public. Thompson has made such threats again in connection with Manhunt 2 and GTAIV,” Take Two alleges in its complaint.
We will keep you posted as more surfaces.