Warranty Question...possible litigation involved...

Okay, this is a tad tongue-in-cheek:

But I was looking through my Wolfenstein 3-D manual (for the 3DO) and Interplay says there is a lifetime warranty on defects for the disk in the back of said manual. So if my 3DO version of Wolf 3D stops working (disk related) they claim if I send $5 + the disk, they will send me a replacement...

So, If I get another copy of the game, one with a good amount of disk rot...and I send them all this stuff, they have to send me a replacement right? I mean they promised. It's not like Interplay is out of business or anything, so I can replacements for all my Interplay 3DO games right? They promised. Time to take 'em up on it...

I swore Interplay was in between of being out of business, and being alive.

I suppose it is down to the definition of "lifetime". Whether or not it is talking about your lifetime or the natural lifelime of the disc. One would imagine the latter and if not there is bound to be some term or condition that has an expiry date. Also disc-rot probably wouldn't be considered a defect but a natural degeneration.

They said lifetime with no actual definition of what lifetime means...so I'm going to give it a go for laughs

Well, I forgot who, but someone from Sega-16 successfully got a new X´Eye for his defective one from Sega last year.

So, it might work.:D

Depends on if the company had any kind of debt restructuring and/or acquisition by another company which may not honor past warranties. A quick Wikipedia (I know :( ) search tells me Interplay was acquired by Titus and has since had numerous suits against it for past debts but no sign of bankruptcy surprisingly. Terms such as "lifetime" and "unlimited" are typically bound by the company which initially issued such a warranty, but another company (say, Titus) can acquire the new company's assets but dismiss ownership of those debt obligations. Bankruptcy proceedings can also null and void such warranty claims.

If you're willing to do it for fun and willing to risk postage and a game, then knock yourself out. I wouldn't hold my breath for anything in return. :)