With a company as large and divisive as SpaceX, lawsuits are bound to roll in from every direction…
But this new lawsuit against the company is most likely the strangest one yet. Not only has it been filed by one of the largest card game markers in the nation…
But all things considered… SpaceX is looking like they’re in the wrong.
Cards Against Humanity VS SpaceX Lawsuit
It took a lot to get to the SpaceX lawsuit of today.
Launching in 2008, Cards Against Humanity (AKA CAH) has risen to the top of card game fame. With the game’s tagline being “a party game for horrible people…”
THIS RAUNCHY MAD-LIBS-STYLE GAME HAS EARNED THE LOYALTY OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PLAYERS.
Beyond being one of the most popular card games of all time…
The company has also gained a strong reputation for insane publicity stunts that they always follow through on.
One year the company sold boxes of bull feces, as a protest against Black Friday. Another year they dug a “holiday hole” in the ground.
But in 2017, CAH went through with their biggest stunt yet. To protest then-president Donald Trump’s border wall…
The company launched the Cards Against Humanity Saves America initiative. This initiative asked fans of the game to donate $15 to help the company purchase a plot of land along the border between the U.S. and Mexico. The land would be considered an obstruction to the wall contrustion.
IN THE END, 150,000 PEOPLE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INITIATIVE, AND CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY PURCHASED OBSTRUCTING LAND IN CAMERON COUNTY TEXAS.
Here’s where the SpaceX lawsuit comes in.
Earlier this year, the cardmakers noticed that SpaceX had not only trespassed on their property in Texas…
But they had also been dumping building materials and debris on the land without permission from Cards Against Humanity.
When CAH brought this to the aerospace company’s attention…
SpaceX responded by giving them a lowball offer for the land worth less than half the property’s value and 12 hours to accept.
Cards Against Humanity soon after issued the lawsuit against SpaceX.
Elon Musk Owes You $100
Many people believe the CAH lawsuit against SpaceX is another one of the cardmaker’s giant publicity stunts…
And while that might be partially true, it’s far from being the whole truth.
The card company is suing SpaceX for a whopping $15 million…
AND IF THEY WIN, CAH IS PLANNING ON DISTRIBUTING THE $15 MILLION TO THE 150,000 FANS WHO DONATED TO PURCHASE THE LAND IN THE FIRST PLACE…
Which means every fan would get up to $100 from the settlement. More details from the case can be found on the aptly-named and foul-mouthed website, elonowesyou100dollars.com
Until the SpaceX lawsuit is settled…
CAH is putting pressure on the company by sharing photos of the damage done to the once pristine and private property.
Something else this lawsuit highlights is that this pattern of behavior is not an anomaly for SpaceX…
The company has a habit of pressuring landowners into lowballed offers. In one instance, the company pressured a Texan woman into selling her two homes for $340,000 in a take it or leave it offer.
Coming Back Down To Earth
While SpaceX is a trailblazer in the industry, it is a company with its fair share of hits and misses…
With that said, in this SpaceX lawsuit one thing is clear:
You might be seting new records in space, but you still have to abide by property laws on earth.
Be Great,
GCTV Staff
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