Prison Inmate Sues Blizzard Over World of WarCraft Addiction

[Mr. Hrm]

What would you do if you were killing time in prison for wire fraud? If you're Johnathan Lee Riches, you apparently spend it filing rambling third-party motions to unrelated court cases.

WoW Insider is reporting that Riches has filed a third-party motion in the Blizzard vs. MDY Industries suit that was decided earlier this year. His claim? World of Warcraft was responsible for "causing [me] to live in a virtual universe, where [i] explored the landscape committing identity theft and fighting cybermonster rival hacker gangs."



Apparently Riches is an old hand at this, because he made the same claims about Grand Theft Auto 4 when he sued Rockstar Games earlier this year. According to Virtually Blind, he's also taken the time to sue George Bush, Michael Vick, National Public Radio, Barry Bonds, Plato and the Eiffel Tower. At the very least, he gets major points for originality on that last.

Prison Inmate Sues Blizzard Over World of WarCraft Addiction

[ionscorp]

ROFL.... that is interesting to say the least

[ultramega]

I was unaware WoW was so full of "cybermonster rival hacker gangs". o_O

[Mr. Hrm]

Originally Posted by ultramega

I was unaware WoW was so full of "cybermonster rival hacker gangs". o_O

"cybermonster rival hacker gangs"

I wonder if he can receive more incarceration time for frivolous lawsuits...