<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] UO lawsuit (fwd) --> <!--X-From-R13: Oqnz Ivttvaf <nqnzNnatry.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 18:11:50 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.SGI.3.96.980930181624.24026E-100000#zazu,angel.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] UO lawsuit (fwd)</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:adam#angel,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01395.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01397.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01397.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01384.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01396">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01396">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01396">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] UO lawsuit (fwd)</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] UO lawsuit (fwd)</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Adam Wiggins <<A HREF="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 18:18:09 -0700 (PDT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Hmmm, this was going around our company email this morning, anyone know more about it? And I thought text muds had some irate players...sheesh. Right here in SD, no less... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 5:15 PM Subject: fyi >(1) JUDGE DENIES PLAINTIFFS' CLASS STATUS IN CLAIM AGAINST EA'S ULTIMA >ONLINE > > A San Diego Judge yesterday ruled that attorneys for the six >remaining plaintiffs (unhappy gamers) did not provide enough evidence >to file against Electronic Arts [ERTS] as a class. > The plaintiffs, who could file claims against EA as individuals, >were irritated by their experience while playing EA subsidiary Origin >System's Ultima Online, a massively multiplayer online game with more >than 90,000 subscribers. > With the Judge's decision, hopefully disgruntled online gamers >realize that game publishers shouldn't be accountable for Internet >latency or the conduct of fellow players. We can't hold the U.S. >Postal Service responsible for delivering a letter with offensive >statements in it, can we? (EA, Pat Becker, 650/513-7523) </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01395.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Room descriptions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01397.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: UO lawsuit (fwd)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01397.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: UO lawsuit (fwd)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01384.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Autogenerated room descriptions</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01396"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01396"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01397" HREF="msg01397.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: UO lawsuit (fwd)</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Thu 01 Oct 1998, 01:30 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01396" HREF="msg01396.html">[MUD-Dev] UO lawsuit (fwd)</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Thu 01 Oct 1998, 01:11 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01384" HREF="msg01384.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Autogenerated room descriptions</A></strong>, S. Patrick Gallaty <a href="mailto:choke#sirius,com">choke#sirius,com</a>, Wed 30 Sep 1998, 18:53 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01369" HREF="msg01369.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Simulation (Was Re: Room descriptions)</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Tue 29 Sep 1998, 20:54 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01352" HREF="msg01352.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: After a long absense, a semi-return (and TFD)</A></strong>, Scatter <a href="mailto:scatter#thevortex,com">scatter#thevortex,com</a>, Tue 29 Sep 1998, 10:38 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="01361" HREF="msg01361.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: After a long absense, a semi-return (and TFD)</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Tue 29 Sep 1998, 18:15 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>