Player Sues Sony after being Banned from PSN

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Player Sues Sony after being Banned from PSN said:
It's pretty difficult to get banned from the PlayStation Network. You have to be a total jerk-face to get booted off PS3's online community. However, that's what Erik Estavallo managed to do whilst playing Resistance. With access to the game cut off, Estavallo decided to take part in the most appropriate action possible: a lawsuit.

Estavallo argues that a ban from the PlayStation Network goes against his First Amendment rights. "The plaintiff was exercising his First Amendment Rights to Freedom of Speech in the game's public forum when he was banned from, not only [Resistance], but also banned from playing all other games online via the PlayStation Network," a court document retrieved by GamePolitics reveals. This, in turn, has caused "pain and suffering" because the PS3 is "the only way the plaintiff can truly socialize since he also suffers from Agoraphobia."

Estavallo is asking for $55,000 in punitive damages and demands Sony no longer implement bans of any sort. He alleges that "PlayStation 3 is the only system that incorporates this type of wide-ranged ban. As where Nintendo does not ban customers at all. And Microsoft Xbox rarely bans."
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Hey all

For the PS3 Fans I think this is interesting but i reckon the person will lose considering the online Terms and conditions :rolleyes:
 
Serves the guy right. It doesn't look like he was banned for no reason. I hope he loses the case and that he stops being a jerk.

Sheesh and then he suffers from Agoraphobia as well. Maybe he should just stick to singleplayer games.
 
sycogrim said:
hahahahahahahahahaha..... damn why the hostility there Solitude lol... :p
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Haha I guess I am a bit hostile towards that guy. I don't think Sony will ban him for any little reason. He must have done something bad. I'm imagining him as this guy who has no social skills who is mean to everyone. I know that I know nothing about him but something inside me makes me think he's a jerk. :)

Which is unwise. People shouldn't do what I'm doing. I'm judging the guy without knowing anything about him. :)
 
HANDsolo said:
What did the guy say or do that got him banned? The link is blocked for me.
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it doesn't quite say i've been scanning the forums to see what i can find out about it... but most people are saying he was causing major k@k and all that... and they literally blocked his PS3 console from accessing the Playstation network...
 
If all else fails Sue. With that mentality he will get far.... Idiot. I hope sony takes him to the cleaners. Get the person he harassed online to file a counter suit....
 
Not being able to enjoy luxury goods and services causes pain and suffering?

Ag shame, my heart pumps custard for this oke.

Agoraphobia, being a fear of open spaces, should not prevent this cretin from interacting with other human beings.

Lame! Dismiss with costs please.

<mutter> America </mutter>
 
LOL, the fool deserves it. I hope he loses. Maybe he should learn to socialise before trying to.
 
Lydon said:
LOL, the fool deserves it. I hope he loses. Maybe he should learn to socialise before trying to.
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This may sound odd coming from me, but I don't believe that playing games online, Facebooking or using IM should be considered "socialising"
 
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