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Title: 2013-07-06 E-Sports League Hit With Lawsuit Over Bitcoin-Mining Scandal [Update] Post by: zakoliverz on July 08, 2013, 02:37:25 PM http://kotaku.com/e-sports-league-hit-with-lawsuit-over-bitcoin-mining-sc-692954889
The suit was filed in San Francisco on Wednesday in California state court. The plaintiffs, Kevin Gallette, Jackson Smith and Roy Han, allege that the bitcoin-mining malware required so much of their computers' processing power that it damaged their video cards. Several allegations of GPU damage were made in the ESEA League's official forums as the scandal unfolded. Title: Re: 2013-07-06 E-Sports League Hit With Lawsuit Over Bitcoin-Mining Scandal [Update] Post by: greenbtc on July 08, 2013, 03:07:56 PM http://kotaku.com/e-sports-league-hit-with-lawsuit-over-bitcoin-mining-sc-692954889 The suit was filed in San Francisco on Wednesday in California state court. The plaintiffs, Kevin Gallette, Jackson Smith and Roy Han, allege that the bitcoin-mining malware required so much of their computers' processing power that it damaged their video cards. Several allegations of GPU damage were made in the ESEA League's official forums as the scandal unfolded. Pretty hilarious, he definitely targeted the right people... Title: Re: 2013-07-06 E-Sports League Hit With Lawsuit Over Bitcoin-Mining Scandal [Update] Post by: grue on July 08, 2013, 03:12:48 PM Quote The plaintiffs, Kevin Gallette, Jackson Smith and Roy Han, allege that the bitcoin-mining malware required so much of their computers' processing power that it damaged their video cards Impossible. Bitcoin mining produces less heat than normal gaming. Unless the card are inadequately cooled, bitcoin mining can not cause damage.Title: Re: 2013-07-06 E-Sports League Hit With Lawsuit Over Bitcoin-Mining Scandal [Update] Post by: odolvlobo on July 08, 2013, 03:20:10 PM Ambulance-chasing lawyer scum ... This is how it will turn out: it is certified as a class-action lawsuit, and the users get a discount coupon for a couple dollars and the lawyers get millions of dollars.
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