Toxicfume asked me to post this and I couldn't resist his sexiness so here I goes...
Today HardOCP responded to Infinium Labs' repeated requests to retract its now-infamous profile of Infinium cofounder Tim Roberts. However, the Web site's owner and editor-in-chief, Kyle Bennett, used more than pointed prose--he has sent a team of lawyers after Infinium.
On February 27, Bennett filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, "to clear the air and terminate the flurry of demands, allegations, and defamatory Internet posts directed against HardOCP.com, by Infinium Labs and law firms representing Infinium Labs and its CEO, Tim Roberts." Documents were served to Infinium Labs representatives in Florida yesterday.
In a press release soon to be made public, lawyers representing KB Networks (the Bennett-founded entity that owns HardOCP), refers to the suit as one based on a legal statue commonly referred to as the "Declaratory Judgment Act." HardOCP lawyers explain the act as one that "permits a person or entity being threatened with lawsuits from another party to force the issue to be decided, rather than having to operate under a cloud of uncertainty and intimidation."
However, the statement does reiterate the position Bennett has maintained since he posted the original article, that the site "stands by its article, and believe[s] that the Federal Court will conclude, as HardOCP.com believes, that all relevant facts in the article are true."
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Today HardOCP responded to Infinium Labs' repeated requests to retract its now-infamous profile of Infinium cofounder Tim Roberts. However, the Web site's owner and editor-in-chief, Kyle Bennett, used more than pointed prose--he has sent a team of lawyers after Infinium.
On February 27, Bennett filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, "to clear the air and terminate the flurry of demands, allegations, and defamatory Internet posts directed against HardOCP.com, by Infinium Labs and law firms representing Infinium Labs and its CEO, Tim Roberts." Documents were served to Infinium Labs representatives in Florida yesterday.
In a press release soon to be made public, lawyers representing KB Networks (the Bennett-founded entity that owns HardOCP), refers to the suit as one based on a legal statue commonly referred to as the "Declaratory Judgment Act." HardOCP lawyers explain the act as one that "permits a person or entity being threatened with lawsuits from another party to force the issue to be decided, rather than having to operate under a cloud of uncertainty and intimidation."
However, the statement does reiterate the position Bennett has maintained since he posted the original article, that the site "stands by its article, and believe[s] that the Federal Court will conclude, as HardOCP.com believes, that all relevant facts in the article are true."
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Man I am not up-to-date on this kind of stuff
Infinium have since been sending threatening letters, via lawyers, to HardOCP. Threatening to sue them on the grounds of libel if the article isn't removed. HardOCP are refusing to comply as they know they are correct, (which they are).
A great story is unfolding. Hopefully it's culminate in the exposing of Tim Roberts for who he really is.
If I was HardOCP, I would simply ask them to stop sending letters and sue me (because obviously they can't.)
But Infinium hasn't sued HardOCP, they've just threatened to, right? So how can this be a counter-sue?
i wonder if nintendo ever took up an argument with them for the metroid prime screenies in their mockups
/me gets into a school circle
for anyone wondering he really is a great guy with no bias towards anything hell on his website when he reviews something you get the straight answer as to whats good hardware and whats not theres no loyalties or favoritim and he even proves it in what he uses as his gaming rig. if something new comes along thats better he changes he doesnt stick up for the loser !
Go Kyle... kicking as$ and taking names!
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