Take-Two Loses Another Round in Court 88
IntelliAdmin writes "A federal judge refused a request from Take-Two Interactive Software to immediately dismiss some claims in a lawsuit accusing it of selling Grand Theft Auto videogames containing sexually explicit images under the wrong content label." From the article: "Take-Two and its subsidiary, Rockstar Games, had argued in the motion to dismiss parts of the lawsuit that the plaintiffs could only file claims in the states where they resided, not in all 50 states. But U.S. District Judge Shirley Wohl Kram denied Take-Two's motion and said she would reconsider if class-action status were granted in the case."
Re:For the love! (Score:2, Interesting)
The only way to access the sex scenes is to hack the game - and that's illegal thanks to the DMCA.
Two words (Score:2, Interesting)
Gotta love the free advertising and scandals..It's like jack Thompson. It's not a big deal, but they fight it out to get the name out there without paying ungodly advertising costs.
For the curious... (Score:3, Interesting)
Not as tame as the Sims/Sim2 w/o the pixel blur, but it is a bit more graphic than Janet's nipple. Though I recall seeing about as much skin as a kid when my mom's soaps were on the tube.
Funny how our standards (as a society) change over time. Anyone remember the full-frontal nudity of a baby Clark Kent in the theater release of Superman in the 70's (PG)? Or how about those obviously gratitous bare breasts briefly flashed in the foreground on the panic scene in Airplane (also PG).
Damned puritan nation...
Re:For the love! (Score:3, Interesting)
I make furniture, but as a joke, I paint erotic pictures on the wood under the upholstery. Now, as long as people use it as furniture and don't take apart the product, no harm done.
Am I selling porn?