Infinium Labs vs. HardOCP in court?!?!?

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Infinium Labs today announced it may file a legal complaint against hardware information site HardOCP for defamation. According to an Infinium PR rep, HardOCP was "one of the original sites to have spread misinformation" about makers of the to-be-released Phantom game console. The potential suit stems from a September 2003 HardOCP article on Infinium and the Phantom, which singled out the company's chairman and CEO, Timothy M. Roberts, for special attention. The article pointed out that several companies on Roberts' resume had gone bankrupt, and it claimed to have firsthand reports that the Infinium offices were a "ghost town" at the time.

In a conference call to analysts and the press, Infinium president and COO Kevin Bachus said the article was "false and defamatory," and it "painted a portrait of a company intent on swindling the public...and that is unacceptable."

According to Bachus, Infinium will begin legal action within 10 days unless HardOCP removes the article from its site. Bachus said the action is necessary for the company to maintain a "credible and direct relationship with consumers."

Infinium has come under more than the usual amount of scrutiny since its Phantom game console was announced in January 2003. Numerous media reports have questioned the company's business practices, including a Sarasota Herald-Tribune article highlighting some executive stock deals.

Hasn't Kyle been sued before?

 

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Originally posted by: Tabb

Infinium Labs today announced it may file a legal complaint against hardware information site HardOCP for defamation. According to an Infinium PR rep, HardOCP was "one of the original sites to have spread misinformation" about makers of the to-be-released Phantom game console. The potential suit stems from a September 2003 HardOCP article on Infinium and the Phantom, which singled out the company's chairman and CEO, Timothy M. Roberts, for special attention. The article pointed out that several companies on Roberts' resume had gone bankrupt, and it claimed to have firsthand reports that the Infinium offices were a "ghost town" at the time.

In a conference call to analysts and the press, Infinium president and COO Kevin Bachus said the article was "false and defamatory," and it "painted a portrait of a company intent on swindling the public...and that is unacceptable."

According to Bachus, Infinium will begin legal action within 10 days unless HardOCP removes the article from its site. Bachus said the action is necessary for the company to maintain a "credible and direct relationship with consumers."

Infinium has come under more than the usual amount of scrutiny since its Phantom game console was announced in January 2003. Numerous media reports have questioned the company's business practices, including a Sarasota Herald-Tribune article highlighting some executive stock deals.

Hasn't Kyle been sued before?

Kyle is always being sued for some reason. Don't ask me.

-Por

 

[MrCodeDude]

Kyle has done some stupid things in the past, but I think this article was very informative. Considering that the Phantom was a ghost machine and there were reports by people that there were no Phantom offices (or at least where the website listed they were), I think Kyle just put 2 and 2 together.

 

[Dulanic]

The funniest thing is I bet that kyle is 100% correct in his article, and he in no way said what he said was fact, except a few peices here and there which umm were fact. It is perfectly legal for him to post his opinion, and this lawsuit will go nowhere.

 

[thatsright]

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Shouldn't this be in OT?

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[ponyo]

How can you be sued for telling the truth? It's those executives that need to be sued and thrown in jail.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: Naustica
How can you be sued for telling the truth? It's those executives that need to be sued and thrown in jail.

Money talks.

 

[Viper96720]

LOL went and checked out the HOCP article. Infinium sure looks like a scam.

 

[Shazam]

Infinium is a joke. The Phantom is a joke.

Got some extra cash? Go buy some Infinium stock. It'll be good as gone soon enough.

 

[ZimZum]

Originally posted by: Naustica
How can you be sued for telling the truth? It's those executives that need to be sued and thrown in jail.

Easy, Oprah was sued for saying that there was a danger of Mad Cow showing up in the states. And guess what? Mad cow showed up in the states. You can sue pretty much anybody for anything.

 

[Davegod]

I'd expect they think hardocp will roll over for fear or at least not be able to afford court. Doubt they'd win if he stands up.

GG Infinium though, excellent way to ensure a hundred times as many people are made aware of the article, and other like-minded articles. Not to mention doing it in a way that will encourage people to be suspicious of Infinium.

 

[ViRGE]

Naa Dave, I think HardOCP will fight it. Kyle is a PITA Texan; he doesn't give up.

 

[Sid59]

Reference Article @ HardOCP