Online Battle Fought in Real Life Is Trial-Worthy
Online Battle Fought in Real Life Is Trial-Worthy
(CN) - An Illinois man can sue his online adversary who allegedly took their role-playing game on Battlecam.com too far with a series of prank calls for pizza deliveries, male prostitutes and police intervention, a federal judge ruled.
Steven Rusinowski met Robert DiDomenico in late 2010 on Battlecam.com, "a web site in which users role-play with one another in threatening, intimidating, or combative scenarios," according to the court. Battlecam.com is owned by billionaire Alki David, who pays users to film themselves committing pranks for money.
The court notes that 28-year-old Steven is a student at Elmhurst College who lives with his father, Joseph Rusinowski, in the village of Hillside outside Chicago.
DiDomenico allegedly began harassing Steven by sending pizzas and taxis to the Rusinowski home. Men also arrived at Steven's door to have sex with him.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/05/42804.htm
