Concerning Art of Stealth
January 17 - Jason
We (Valve) have identified unacceptable behavior involving multiple Steam accounts controlled by the developer of this game, Matan Cohen. The developer appears to have created multiple Steam accounts to post a positive review for their own game. This is a clear violation of our review policy and something we take very seriously.
For these reasons, we are ending our business relationship with Matan Cohen and removing this game from sale. If you have previously purchased this game, it will remain accessible in your Steam library.
You hear that, Jim! You're corporate now, to go with all your other faultsIndie_Brotha_Man said:Many corporate bastards like Jim Sterling (Whose abusive video will be taken down soon enough) earn good money from roasting and dissing Art Of Stealth and are ruining the fruits of our labor.
"Blacklist" is just another word for VIP club!You hear that, Jim! You're corporate now, to go with all your other faults
Jim Sterling hasn't even written a collision detection class and he has the audacity to critique video games.
Jim Sterling hasn't even written a collision detection class and he has the audacity to critique video games.
The game is also not on sale any longer, wow, Valve actually doing quality control?
Jim Sterling hasn't even written a collision detection class and he has the audacity to critique video games.
It looks like digihom can't let it go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf8IK3bnONE
Doesn't look like they can find a lawyer, so they are trying to find another way out.
Since my knowlege of the legal system is limited to a few episodes of Law and order, I can't really tell what this really means for the lawsuit.
Hilariously sad. I would love to know how their family is dealing with this shit.It looks like digihom can't let it go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf8IK3bnONE
Doesn't look like they can find a lawyer, so they are trying to find another way out.
Since my knowlege of the legal system is limited to a few episodes of Law and order, I can't really tell what this really means for the lawsuit.
What's the gist of it?It looks like digihom can't let it go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf8IK3bnONE
Doesn't look like they can find a lawyer, so they are trying to find another way out.
Since my knowlege of the legal system is limited to a few episodes of Law and order, I can't really tell what this really means for the lawsuit.
Thanks, I reposted what you said as a commnet under the video so that everyone can see it.Nothing in the proposed amended complaint addresses the judges order w/r to entities (in this case Digital Homicide) having to be represented by an attorney. I dont see where this avoids being dismissed around 2/10 for failing to comply with the judges order.
Furthermore, Romine admits (in section 14 and others) that there are several other companies that were created to use for future DH style business including some sock puppet like accounts that wouldn't be attached to the Romine name. I dont know if those companies were properly created with the relevant state agencies (to actually create a company).
Sid Alpha kindly provides links to the documents if you wish to peruse yourself. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6FG7o2HBZWlUUpXSEhnNUxSNDA
I've only been following this loosely, but it seems like a big time case of when not just taking the L goes wrong.So continuing to not listen to judge, admitting they tried to "rebrand" Digital homicide, are basically committing fraud, and then crying that Jim brought that to light. What morons.
I've only been following this loosely, but it seems like a big time case of when not just taking the L goes wrong.
I've only been following this loosely, but it seems like a big time case of when not just taking the L goes wrong.
It's snowballed so much he's got to see it through at this point. Which is hilariously sad.
It's snowballed so much he's got to see it through at this point. Which is hilariously sad.
It is. You can't get more blatant then going oh yea we set up a new company and are using this name as the person behind it and doing it's support. If I was the judge I'd point blank go so you say you're trying to commit fraud and he called you out on it?
@JimSterling said:As some of you know, the lawsuit against me is continuing. James Romine amended his complaint to comply with the judge's request that he either seek a lawyer to pursue a suit against me on behalf of Digital Homicide, or amend the lawsuit so it is not about the LLC he tanked by attempting to sue hundreds of anonymous people on the Internet.
Romine has taken the latter option, and continues to not only accuse me of libel, but of directing criminal harassment against him. Such evidence of this "direction" includes Operation Cleanlight, a program I instated to highlight good games on Steam Greenlight and talk about why I find them appealing. It also includes The Steam Cleaner, a comedic vigilante alter-ego in a leather plague doctor mask that I introduced while talking about underhanded cottage markets in Steam's Greenlight community.
It is my personal opinion that - of those portions of the amended lawsuit we may deem comprehensible - the charges are convoluted and possess such an intense degree of flimsiness, no word currently exists to convey quite how flimsy they are.
According to what one can yank from the tangled mess of words of poorly scanned images, James Romine wants $15,326,000. All I'll say to that is this:
When this is all over, I'll consider reimbursing you the $1.00 a month you claim to give me on Patreon in order to "prove" I do business in Arizona.
He's trying to get $15.3 million from Jim?
What fucking world does this guy live in?
He's trying to get $15.3 million from Jim?
What fucking world does this guy live in?
The same is true here, I suspect. These guys are suing for 15.3 million not because they think they'll get it, but probably a large enough portion to justify the cost of lawyers and other legal fees.
When this is all over, I'll consider reimbursing you the $1.00 a month you claim to give me on Patreon in order to "prove" I do business in Arizona.
Romine has been doing self representation this entire time, so there are no lawyers involved. Also this is radically different from a fender bender because the charges are entirely made up, there is no real documentation, and most of it is coming out of whatever Romine can pull from his ass as "justification" for the damages.
Leonard French, a copyright attorney with his own YouTube channel, has also been following the Sterling v DigiHom debacle closely. His thoughts on the latest development are here.
He does spend a lot of time (a bit too much, IMHO) reading parts of the filing verbatim, but you can really see how exasperated he, as an actual practicing attorney in this field, is at Romine's antics.
Oh hey, somebody at The Escapist (who in turn was referring to somebody from Reddit) pointed out that there's a very familiar stamp on the top of the latest filing.
I'm also curious about something; if legal documents are supposed to be printed on 8.5x14-inch paper, but Romine kept printing them on 8.5x11-inch pages, why weren't they being immediately rejected?
The fact that Romine is upset that Jim references Digital Homicide when talking about his newly re-branded company is hilarious.
He thought he could just start up a new company name, use an alias, and be back in business? Not on Jim's watch. Perhaps if he wasn't up to his old tricks, and turned a new leaf under the new company, Jim would have ignored it, but the fact that he took games from the DH library to sell under his new company sealed his fate. What a fucking moron. (oh wait, fuck, can he sue me for that?)
Leonard French, a copyright attorney with his own YouTube channel, has also been following the Sterling v DigiHom debacle closely. His thoughts on the latest development are here.
He does spend a lot of time (a bit too much, IMHO) reading parts of the filing verbatim, but you can really see how exasperated he, as an actual practicing attorney in this field, is at Romine's antics.
Youtube reviews of video game related cases. That isnt a bad idea. I'll consider something similar assuming I pass the bar this summer.
This shit is still going on? I'm surprised the DH is capable of such lasting effort considering their games.
That's not a thing.Oh hey, somebody at The Escapist (who in turn was referring to somebody from Reddit) pointed out that there's a very familiar stamp on the top of the latest filing.
I'm also curious about something; if legal documents are supposed to be printed on 8.5x14-inch paper, but Romine kept printing them on 8.5x11-inch pages, why weren't they being immediately rejected?
Youtube reviews of video game related cases. That isnt a bad idea. I'll consider something similar assuming I pass the bar this summer.
At this point the man is going to ruin himself forever, despite having every opportunity to cut his losses and move on. He's got absolutely nothing left and he still acts like he's about to get a hefty payday if he stays the course.
It's like a car accident, I feel so bad for everyone involved but I just can't look away.
This shit is still going on? I'm surprised the DH is capable of such lasting effort considering their games.
Oh hey, somebody at The Escapist (who in turn was referring to somebody from Reddit) pointed out that there's a very familiar stamp on the top of the latest filing.
I'm also curious about something; if legal documents are supposed to be printed on 8.5x14-inch paper, but Romine kept printing them on 8.5x11-inch pages, why weren't they being immediately rejected?
The court system is likely a little bit softer on the truly incompetent.
Like if a real lawyer stands up and says "Your honor, I forgot my briefcase in the bathroom", the judge is going to get really upset with that lawyer.
But if someone like James Romine says it, the judge will facepalm and say "Of course you did. Please go and get it. We will wait."
That's not a thing.
To clarify, the only time I've submitted anything to a court in 8.5 x 14" paper (i.e., "legal" sized paper) was in relation to estate and real estate work. Pleadings, motions, etc. in civil cases are almost universally required by courts to be on 8.5 x 11" paper (i.e., "letter" sized paper). Romine has made several missteps in this litigation, but the paper size he's chosen to submit his filings on is not one of them.
That's not a thing.
To clarify, the only time I've submitted anything to a court in 8.5 x 14" paper (i.e., "legal" sized paper) was in relation to estate and real estate work. Pleadings, motions, etc. in civil cases are almost universally required by courts to be on 8.5 x 11" paper (i.e., "letter" sized paper). Romine has made several missteps in this litigation, but the paper size he's chosen to submit his filings on is not one of them.
At this point the man is going to ruin himself forever, despite having every opportunity to cut his losses and move on. He's got absolutely nothing left and he still acts like he's about to get a hefty payday if he stays the course.
It's like a car accident, I feel so bad for everyone involved but I just can't look away.
They put more effort into this lawsuit than they ever did any of their games.