That isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds, given that Ortwin appears to be doing everything he can to righteously piss off the judge, thus guaranteeing that his MtD gets denied in its entirety.
Thing is, even with the latest ToS, it’s easy to see how they are now setup to bail at a moment’s instance, and with limited liability for non-delivery.
Anyway, it doesn’t matter how they do it, or when (it’s not “if” any more) they collapse, people are going to jail over this. Just wait and see what comes next. When I kept writing and hinting all year that this sort of legal action was coming (I’ve known about it since last year), some people thought I was just trolling.
There’s two things that jumped out at me in that reply. One is how disrespectful the language is, it’s written like a social media post. The second is that their arguments are mostly based on following the letter of the agreement while avoiding fulfilling any of the intent behind it, and that it’s possible for that to have been the idea from the start. If I had any agreement with them, I’d be reading it over and over to make sure of what it says.
I am definitively not a lawyer, but it also seems like half the time they’re not really replying to the claims and that they’ve made some statements about the copyright that will bite them in the ass. OTOH, the agreement has two glaring mistakes that could invalidate the whole thing. But that’s a very layman opinion.
Hate rape, not Weinstein. Hate ponzi schemes, not Madoff. Like, no? Sure, we should wait for more facts before condemning and shaming anyone, but if you act like ass you don’t get a pass because “oh, capitalism”. And their words certainly sound like asshole speech.
Why the heck should they follow a different rule set than anyone else? I try to fight big cooperations by legislation, but until we pass some fucking laws on the subject, well…
It’s worse than that, if you look at the schedule that they put out, there’s stuff that is needed for S42 that isn’t even scheduled to be done until the end of the year. And that’s their super optimistic schedule that history would suggest that they won’t even get half of done. I am honestly baffled about how anyone can still have faith in this project just based on the amount of times that they have claimed that certain features and things are very nearly done and then they end up in the road maps years out.
I can’t imagine that they have even a tiny fraction of the developer talent that they would need to ever deliver this project based on the fact that they can’t even fix bugs let alone complete any developer tasks. What’s a new feature actually delivered in this game in the last year+ that isn’t just adding models?
Or, alternatively, here is the comment from a lawyer who doesn’t have the same tired ax to grind:
The entire docket entry states:
Thursday, February 08, 2018 27 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER by Judge Dolly M. Gee: The Court finds that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint or Claims for Relief Therein or, in the Alternative, for a More Definite Statement and to Strike Certain Portions of the First Amended Complaint (FRCP 12(B)(6), 12(E) & 12(f))19 presently scheduled for hearing on February 9, 2018, is appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); C.D. L.R. 7-15. Accordingly, the motion is taken UNDER SUBMISSION and the hearing is vacated. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (kti) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
This means that the judge will take the arguments from the pleadings alone (motions for and against dismissal) without need for oral argument. This is very typical in federal court. I can promise you there will not be a decision by tomorrow.
Yeah, but do you know somebody who knows somebody who heard something in passing from some other dude who also posted on twitter that they are totally in the know in this case because he heard that the judge’s 3rd cousin twice removed was a backer and they spilled the beans on a passing comment made by the judge in relation to this case at the once a year extended family thanksgiving gathering?
