For those wondering if you can sue an online adversary, perhaps this story will answer your question. According to Courthouse News Service, a federal judge has ruled that a man can sue his online Battlecam.com opponent after their fight went offline.
According to the article, 28-year-old Steven Rusinowski wants to sue someone he was playing against, Robert DiDomenico, in a role-playing game on Battlecam.com, a web site in which, according to the court, “users role-play with one another in threatening, intimidating, or combative scenarios”. The owner of Battlecam.com, Alki David, pays users to film themselves committing pranks for cash.
Rusinowski–who is a student at Elmhurst College and lives with his father Joseph in Hillside, IL– and DiDomenico met in 2010 through the site, However, the whole game took a serious turn when the opponent allegedly started harrassing Rusinowski’s by sending pizza deliveries and taxis to Rusinowksi’s home. Male prostitutes also showed up at Rusinowski’s house due to DiDomenico.
Rusinowski decided to file a police report concerning DiDomenico’s behavior when, in late 2010 and early 2011, the Hillside police received anonymous tips that Rusinowksi’s father was threatening to kill himself. Each time, however, the police deduced that the warnings were fake tips.
DiDomenico also allegedly called the Hillside police again on March 4 of last year, claiming that Rusinowski was “on his webcam, threatening to kill himself or other or rape someone, while drinking and waving guns around.”
You can read more about this lawsuit here. What do you think about the lawsuit? Give your opinions below.
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