You got served: Cheap Ass Gamer gets subpoena from Circuit City

 

Probably upset over the fact that their ads are getting leaked weeks in advance, Circuit City has served Cheap Ass Gamer (CAG) with a subpoena to get CAG member Speedy1961’s personal information. Speedy1961, the one responsible for the PlayStation 3 price drop Circuit City ad leakage, has also posted the same ads in another forum, DVDtalk.com – which is rumored to have received the same subpoena as well.

The particular Circuit City ad involves the PS3 price drop, which was posted in the Cheap Ass Gamer forums a few days before the planned official announcement from the Sony bigwigs themselves. The thread wherein the ad leakage was posted also featured discounted game prices at Circuit City, Target, and Best Buy.

In a recent podcast, CAG CEO David Abrams – known in CAG forums and podcast as “CheapyD“, clarified that Circuit City is not in any way after CAG itself, but after Speedy1961 (who happens to post weekly Circuit City ads). The subpoena was served to CAG for them to turn over all personal information that they have on Speedy1961. Abrams pointed out that they really didn’t have much, as the only information that they require from new members are email addresses and IP addresses.

Abrams also said in the podcast that Circuit City sent him US$ 5 along with the subpoena to reimburse the possible expenses in sending Speedy1961’s personal information back to Circuit City. In response to this, Abrams consulted and hired a lawyer, and is working on a way to not submit or turn over anything to Circuit City as legally as possible. “The CAG community’s trust and respect is very important to me, so I’ve hired legal representation to deal with the situation,” Abrams said in an interview with Kotaku.

Abrams also ventured to say that one of the reasons why Circuit City is upset about the ad leakage is that they’re being pressured by Sony, since the cover page of the subpoena mentioned the PS3 price drop thread in the CAG forums.

 

Probably upset over the fact that their ads are getting leaked weeks in advance, Circuit City has served Cheap Ass Gamer (CAG) with a subpoena to get CAG member Speedy1961’s personal information. Speedy1961, the one responsible for the PlayStation 3 price drop Circuit City ad leakage, has also posted the same ads in another forum, DVDtalk.com – which is rumored to have received the same subpoena as well.

The particular Circuit City ad involves the PS3 price drop, which was posted in the Cheap Ass Gamer forums a few days before the planned official announcement from the Sony bigwigs themselves. The thread wherein the ad leakage was posted also featured discounted game prices at Circuit City, Target, and Best Buy.

In a recent podcast, CAG CEO David Abrams – known in CAG forums and podcast as “CheapyD“, clarified that Circuit City is not in any way after CAG itself, but after Speedy1961 (who happens to post weekly Circuit City ads). The subpoena was served to CAG for them to turn over all personal information that they have on Speedy1961. Abrams pointed out that they really didn’t have much, as the only information that they require from new members are email addresses and IP addresses.

Abrams also said in the podcast that Circuit City sent him US$ 5 along with the subpoena to reimburse the possible expenses in sending Speedy1961’s personal information back to Circuit City. In response to this, Abrams consulted and hired a lawyer, and is working on a way to not submit or turn over anything to Circuit City as legally as possible. “The CAG community’s trust and respect is very important to me, so I’ve hired legal representation to deal with the situation,” Abrams said in an interview with Kotaku.

Abrams also ventured to say that one of the reasons why Circuit City is upset about the ad leakage is that they’re being pressured by Sony, since the cover page of the subpoena mentioned the PS3 price drop thread in the CAG forums.