Author Topic: Million Dollar Money Drop Lawsuit (Read 2844 times)

Matt Ottinger · « **on:** September 24, 2012, 10:53:40 PM »

Remember the couple who lost most of their money on what turned out to be a flawed question about which of three products was introduced first? They made several public appearances and threatened to sue, even though they ended up losing on a later question anyway?

This isn't them.

clemon79 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2012, 11:28:16 PM »

Hee. That just isn't going to end well for them.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #2 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:04:12 AM »

No two ways about that. "According to IMPERVA" means "What did IMPERVA say?". IMPERVA said the answer was A. Bad question? Maybe, but not flawed.

parliboy · « **Reply #3 on:** September 25, 2012, 07:37:27 AM »

Perhaps, but that means that any factual untruth is open season as long as you prefix it with "According to...". Really , it feels like a cheap out to excuse factually incorrect questions by including the source as part of the question.

clemon79 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 25, 2012, 12:58:51 PM »

Quote from: parliboy on September 25, 2012, 07:37:27 AM

Perhaps, but that means that any factual untruth is open season as long as you prefix it with "According to...". Really , it feels like a cheap out to excuse factually incorrect questions by including the source as part of the question.

Oh, it absolutely is.

But in this case, if the quotes were taken accurately, they're even contradicting themselves. They're claiming Imperva had the (wrong) answer they selected, and then claiming it's based on poor research.

(also, with a question like that, if they're claiming ANY sort of industry knowledge whatsoever, and STILL failing to choose "password", they're idiots, pure and simple.)

Mr. Armadillo · « **Reply #5 on:** September 25, 2012, 04:17:52 PM »

Quote from: clemon79 on September 25, 2012, 12:58:51 PM

(also, with a question like that, if they're claiming ANY sort of industry knowledge whatsoever, and STILL failing to choose "password", they're idiots, pure and simple.)

For a second there, until I clicked the link, I thought you were claiming that they were idiots for choosing to be on Million-Dollar Money Drop instead of Million-Dollar Password.

clemon79 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2012, 06:14:27 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Armadillo on September 25, 2012, 04:17:52 PM

For a second there, until I clicked the link, I thought you were claiming that they were idiots for choosing to be on Million-Dollar Money Drop instead of Million-Dollar Password.

Well, I'll make that argument too, but I suspect I won't hear from many dissenters.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #7 on:** September 26, 2012, 09:44:00 AM »

A lot more detail and analysis (much of it snarky) appears in a new Hollywood Reporter guest column.

BillCullen1 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 26, 2012, 12:29:47 PM »

They can certainly sue. Whether they get any money as the result of the suit is another matter. IIRC, this was a question on Bergeron's Hollywood Squares. Forgot the source, but he said the most common password used for computers was PASSWORD. There wasn't a whole big argument about it either, but yeah, it didn't cost anyone over a half-million dollars. Chalk up another win for the lawyers.

The people suing might be hoping that they'll get a settlement to make them shut up and go away.