Sony gave me Crohn's disease

[a completely inoffensive name]

This is yet another reason why xbox 360 and xbox live is the greatest. xbox live has had since its beginning millions of 8-12 year olds playing Mature (17+) rated games screaming profanities and racial slurs and Microsoft like the awesome company they are has taken the right route by letting these paying customers say whatever is ever on their mind as long as they don't admit they are a lesbian (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...-live-user.ars). I am disappointed in Sony for trampling all over this kids self proclaimed right to free speech on their personal servers and I hope he will join the xbox flock and be accepted into our large community of little kids calling everyone else *** and then crying and screaming when getting owned by a player with actual skills.

I can only hope that Sony gets it's head out of the clouds and stops enforcing these "laws" that makes their actions "legally sound" and realize that if they are going to compete with Microsoft and the cash cow that is xbox live, they are going to have to accept the valuable demographic of 10 year olds that call into question the size of the opposing player's genitals when getting owned.

[drone]

This is yet another reason why xbox 360 and xbox live is the greatest. xbox live has had since its beginning millions of 8-12 year olds playing Mature (17+) rated games screaming profanities and racial slurs and Microsoft like the awesome company they are has taken the right route by letting these paying customers say whatever is ever on their mind as long as they don't admit they are a lesbian (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...-live-user.ars). I am disappointed in Sony for trampling all over this kids self proclaimed right to free speech on their personal servers and I hope he will join the xbox flock and be accepted into our large community of little kids calling everyone else *** and then crying and screaming when getting owned by a player with actual skills.

I can only hope that Sony gets it's head out of the clouds and stops enforcing these "laws" that makes their actions "legally sound" and realize that if they are going to compete with Microsoft and the cash cow that is xbox live, they are going to have to accept the valuable demographic of 10 year olds that call into question the size of the opposing player's genitals when getting owned.

Somebody didn't read Wednesday's Penny Arcade...

[AlexanderSextus]

if sony DID in fact give him crohns then he needs to smoke a joint and shut the hell up.

If this guy lives in California and he's whinging about crohns disease then i am REALLY mad.

you signed up for their service, you follow their rules.

Your 1st amendment right doesnt apply in something like this, YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT.

[HoreTore]

Your 1st amendment right doesnt apply in something like this, YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT.

Now that's just not true, a contract isn't valid if it violates the law.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Now that's just not true, a contract isn't valid if it violates the law.

How did it violate the law?

[HoreTore]

How did it violate the law?

In this case, not at all, I was talking generally

His first amendment rights would apply even if the contract said they didn't. But it doesn't apply here, simply because this case has nothing at all to do with the first amendment...

[Jolt]

It would be funny if then, all American citizens under some kind of NDA, immediatly filed suits against their companies for infringing on their first amendment. >_>

[AlexanderSextus]

Now that's just not true, a contract isn't valid if it violates the law.

It is entirely legal for a citizen of the US to waive their free speech right by signing a contract. Now this does not necessarily mean they are waiving it across the board, but if you, say, join the US army, that is one way to waive your freedom of speech, pretty much any contract that stipulates regulation of content waives your free speech right.

[TinCow]

if sony DID in fact give him crohns then he needs to smoke a joint and shut the hell up.

If this guy lives in California and he's whinging about crohns disease then i am REALLY mad.

You obviously don't know much about Crohn's. It's an extraordinarily painful and humiliating disease that has no cure and for which medication is only marginally effective. The ability to get a prescription for medical marijuana for it in California doesn't even come remotely close to compensating for just how bad it is.

[Major Robert Dump]

EULA. No free speech issue

[Rhyfelwyr]

Drinking gives you Crohn's disease...

[Divinus Arma]

Drinking Mexican Water gives you Crohn's disease...

violently

[Cute Wolf]

Stupid claims... lol

I suggest this guy to start playing another games in free online network.... because playing paid networks is rather trash....

Well, his disease seems original, as he only sue the medicine bill ...

[AlexanderSextus]

You obviously don't know much about Crohn's. It's an extraordinarily painful and humiliating disease that has no cure and for which medication is only marginally effective. The ability to get a prescription for medical marijuana for it in California doesn't even come remotely close to compensating for just how bad it is.

Point Taken, however there is ample evidence that medical marijuana does alleviate the suffering significantly.

[Whacker]

Point Taken, however there is ample evidence that medical marijuana does alleviate the suffering significantly.

Doesn't mean jack, son, so have a seat. I probably have Crohn's, it's in my family history and my aunt died from complications from it (and diabetes) a few years ago. Getting stoned does not alleviate pain much at all, no more so than getting drunk or hopped up on something else. This is experience talking here btw.

[AlexanderSextus]

Doesn't mean jack, son, so have a seat. I probably have Crohn's, it's in my family history and my aunt died from complications from it (and diabetes) a few years ago. Getting stoned does not alleviate pain much at all, no more so than getting drunk or hopped up on something else. This is experience talking here btw.

http://www.cannabismd.net/crohns-disease/


See, it aint about getting stoned. With Med. Marijuana it usually never is. It's about the beta-caryophyllene in cannabis that reduces inflammation by turning on your brain's CB2 receptors which reduces inflammation.

I know my stuff man.

[Beskar]

What they should do, is have servers for 18+, where people can say what ever they like with a disclaimer stating that they do not take responsibility.

Then Microsoft can wash their hands of the matter and simply say "if you got a problem, go on our kiddy servers" and these kiddy servers are extremely moderated (mainly through automatic scripts). While this makes a two-tier system, it seperates the kids from the adults, so any objections won't be there unless you go into the objectionable area.

[Banquo's Ghost]

What they should do, is have servers for 18+, where people can say what ever they like with a disclaimer stating that they do not take responsibility.

Then Microsoft can wash their hands of the matter and simply say "if you got a problem, go on our kiddy servers" and these kiddy servers are extremely moderated (mainly through automatic scripts). While this makes a two-tier system, it seperates the kids from the adults, so any objections won't be there unless you go into the objectionable area.

Not really practical. Most jurisdictions have laws that prevent certain things being said/posted (ie child pornography or grooming, exhortations to violence, arranging of terrorist away-days etc) and hold the forum owners/ISPs jointly responsible - unless it can be shown they took steps to moderate the illegality.

A company cannot simply disclaim its legal duties.

[Beskar]

It is like Mc Donalds getting sued because some suicide bombers got a burger there before they did their activity. In the 18+ area, there is no children, thus no grooming, they can't exchange child porn, because it is voice/text communication. "Terrorist Away days" is completely uninforceable, so do you know that "let's go down to the pub" is a code-word to "Meet me under 5th Street Bridge"

[Banquo's Ghost]

It is like Mc Donalds getting sued because some suicide bombers got a burger there before they did their activity. In the 18+ area, there is no children, thus no grooming, they can't exchange child porn, because it is voice/text communication. "Terrorist Away days" is completely uninforceable, so do you know that "let's go down to the pub" is a code-word to "Meet me under 5th Street Bridge"

Perhaps. I didn't write the laws, but they exist and businesses have to abide by them.