Diamond Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 It may be old already, but still Take-Two Gets A New Shareholder Unfortunately for them it's none other than Attorney Jack Thompson.Miami, Florida-based Attorney Jack Thompson today announced that he has purchased stock in Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO). The news came as a shock, but it appears that Thompson isn't out to make a profit from the stock. Rather, Thompson bought the stock so he could attend Take-Two's shareholders' meetings. At the meeting, Thompson plans to raise the issue of Take-Two CEO Paul Eibeler causing Take-Two's stock to fall through "catastrophic corporate governance."
BattleCookiee Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 What can I say; OWNED On a more serious note; I hope that the other stockholder totally oppose all that Thompson tries to bring forward...
Diamond Posted January 3, 2006 Author Posted January 3, 2006 On a more serious note; I hope that the other stockholder totally oppose all that Thompson tries to bring forward... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hope they rape him.
BattleCookiee Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 I hope they rape him. But then Thompson can sue Take Two even more...
Judge Hades Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 I think it is time for Take Two take this guy to court. They seriously need to get a restraining order against him that he couldn't be in 1000 feet of any Take Two Employee or employees of their subsideraries.
213374U Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 Why? Let him do whatever he wants, as long it's legal. If he brings up stupid points during the shareholder meetings, the others that are in to make a profit will just shoot him down. If they don't, then the company deserves to go down. - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
Judge Hades Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 This guy is basically stalking them last I checked stalking is against the law. It need to stop.
Volourn Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 (edited) Um. He partially owns the company. How cna you stalk a company you own? WOWSERS! Oh noes! The Doctors are stalking Bioware! Oh noes, Feargus is stalking Obsidian! HELP!!! Edited January 3, 2006 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
LoneWolf16 Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 Um. He partially owns the company. How cna you stalk a company you own? WOWSERS! Oh noes! The Doctors are stalking about Bioware! Oh noes, Feargus is stalking Obsidian! HELP!!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Feargus isn't out to destroy Obsidian. I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast
Lucius Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 R00fles WOWSERS. You know, "Vovser" is cutie-slang for "Doggies" in Danish. Tis some worthless triva for ya. DENMARK! It appears that I have not yet found a sig to replace the one about me not being banned... interesting.
kirottu Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 I This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Judge Hades Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 He did not buy shares inthe comapny to make money or have a belief in their work. He bought shares for the whole purpose to continue his harrassment. That is his sole endaever in this. He is stalking and harrassing Take Two.
Kaftan Barlast Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 Maybe it would help if they hit him in the face with a frying pan? DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
LoneWolf16 Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 Or, ya know, sick a rabid dog on his privates. I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast
Judge Hades Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 What he needs to do is just leave people alone. If people want to make games like that and sell them thatis their affair. If people want to buy games like that that is their affair. If he disagrees with it then he should just not buy or play their games. Problem solved.
LoneWolf16 Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 (edited) For that to work, Hades, he'd need a certain degree of "sense". Since he's without even the barest semblance of "sense" this is going to go on, and on, and on, until one day, some gamer gets a bit too fed up and runs the guy down then beats his corpse with a baseball bat GTA style. Then, his bull**** will be given credence by the actions of the very people who sought to discredit him. Edited January 3, 2006 by LoneWolf16 I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast
Judge Hades Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 That is why they need to put a restraining order against him. This is just another way for him to stalk and harass Take Two employees.
Calax Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 at least he doesn't have a controling interest in the company. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
213374U Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 What he needs to do is just leave people alone. If people want to make games like that and sell them thatis their affair. If people want to buy games like that that is their affair. If he disagrees with it then he should just not buy or play their games. Problem solved. If he wants to buy stock from a company and then proceed to close it down, it's his affair. It's his money. It's a perfectly legitimate business practice. And no, he's not harassing anyone. Being a lawyer, he most likely knows where to draw the line. - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
Calax Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 What he needs to do is just leave people alone. If people want to make games like that and sell them thatis their affair. If people want to buy games like that that is their affair. If he disagrees with it then he should just not buy or play their games. Problem solved. If he wants to buy stock from a company and then proceed to close it down, it's his affair. It's his money. It's a perfectly legitimate business practice. And no, he's not harassing anyone. Being a lawyer, he most likely knows where to draw the line. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> to do that he'd have to have about 50% of the company stock under his ownership... that means he'd have to be either a founding member of the company or he'd have to be friggin loaded to pull it off. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
thepixiesrock Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 As Numbers has said, he has the right to do what he wants. You guys can stop crying and making Jack Thompson hate shrines now. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
Kaftan Barlast Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 Just because its legal it doesnt mean its right. Purchasing stock with the sole intent of disrupting a companys work is unethical. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
SteveThaiBinh Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 I don't know much about US shareholder law, but I guess being a shareholder, even with a handful of shares, gives him certain rights at annual shareholder meetings, enough to attract press attention, disrupt 'business-as-usual', and alarm the major corporate investors. This is supposed to be one of the major trends of our times: growing shareholder power in response to corrupt management at Enron and the like. An important source of revenue for the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) is, or used to be, buying a small number of shares in a company and then threatening the bosses that they would disrupt shareholders meetings and damage the company's public image. In order to avoid this, the bosses would pay money for the Yakuza to stay away. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
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