Hip Hop Back-Up Sues for $250 Million Over GTA: San Andreas
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I need a picture of this guy. The fact that I need a picture to see who this guy doesn't add merit to this case. BTW: has anyone heard anything about the copyright issue in Brazil?
This situation lends itself to two possibilities:
1.) Out of money and out of work entertainer seeks compensation for his likeness allegedly being used in a video game.
2.) New GTA set in San Andreas announcement soon, fellow bustas! All you have to do is follow the train!
1.) Out of money and out of work entertainer seeks compensation for his likeness allegedly being used in a video game.
2.) New GTA set in San Andreas announcement soon, fellow bustas! All you have to do is follow the train!
On top of the seventeen other levels of crazy displayed by this guy (Look, I put a bucket on mah head! Castle Crashers owes me ...ten bucks!), $250 million? A quarter of all profits because a black guy looks like another black guy and rode a bike once?
IF he'd put together a claim for say, $250,000, Rockstar might have just offered him 50k to shut the hell up and refill his bong to have some more great ideas (That's Cypress Hill stereotyping btw, not racism
), but seriously, with the amount of stuff in GTA SA, you'd have to own the rights to every track on every radio station to have any kind of claim on 10% of the profits.
Also, a billion dollars profit on San Andress? even if Rockstar pulled in $20 a copy, which I seriously doubt, that's 50 million copies sold? Really? that's at full price too, it's about $2 on Steam when on offer.
EDIT: As someone else said, we need some kind of 'common sense' jury on these things, if all 12 jurors decide you're being a money grabbing dick and don't have a case, you leave with nothing, after all 12 jurors and the defendant have kicked you in the balls. And the defendant gets a run up.
I'd say a good guideline is, if it hasn't made you unable to live a normal life (for example, crippled you and left you needing constant medical care), and you're claiming more than $100,000 (which is generous), you're probably being a dick. I'm sick of seeing people claim for extended emotional trauma because they got called a fatty boom boom by someone.
IF he'd put together a claim for say, $250,000, Rockstar might have just offered him 50k to shut the hell up and refill his bong to have some more great ideas (That's Cypress Hill stereotyping btw, not racism
), but seriously, with the amount of stuff in GTA SA, you'd have to own the rights to every track on every radio station to have any kind of claim on 10% of the profits.Also, a billion dollars profit on San Andress? even if Rockstar pulled in $20 a copy, which I seriously doubt, that's 50 million copies sold? Really? that's at full price too, it's about $2 on Steam when on offer.
EDIT: As someone else said, we need some kind of 'common sense' jury on these things, if all 12 jurors decide you're being a money grabbing dick and don't have a case, you leave with nothing, after all 12 jurors and the defendant have kicked you in the balls. And the defendant gets a run up.
I'd say a good guideline is, if it hasn't made you unable to live a normal life (for example, crippled you and left you needing constant medical care), and you're claiming more than $100,000 (which is generous), you're probably being a dick. I'm sick of seeing people claim for extended emotional trauma because they got called a fatty boom boom by someone.
Really? I thought every street thug swims onto an aircraft carrier, steals a VTOL fighter jet, uses it to destroy a handful of ships, and then safety stashes it away in his own private airfield in the desert. Maybe his gang was an exception. I'm sure they just robbed trains by following them on motorbikes and shooting at Mexicans before...well, I forgot.EllEzDee said:
As bad as this looks i think it's a bit too easy to dismiss this guy's claim.
To play Devil's Advocate, it could be entirely possible that Rockstar did interview this guy, maybe used vague references to that information in the game, and never paid him. While he surely will never get even close to a quarter of the game's profits, if any of it is even remotely true he could get an out of court settlement that will last him long enough to come up with another half-baked law suit.
Of course that's providing he actually has evidence other than the bicycle and general crime bit. He'd need proof of the interview, a documented mutual contract, and distinguishing parallels between the game and the information he supplied.
All that being said this case is probably bullshit.
To play Devil's Advocate, it could be entirely possible that Rockstar did interview this guy, maybe used vague references to that information in the game, and never paid him. While he surely will never get even close to a quarter of the game's profits, if any of it is even remotely true he could get an out of court settlement that will last him long enough to come up with another half-baked law suit.
Of course that's providing he actually has evidence other than the bicycle and general crime bit. He'd need proof of the interview, a documented mutual contract, and distinguishing parallels between the game and the information he supplied.
All that being said this case is probably bullshit.
Search the voice acter for CJ( Christopher "Young Maylay" Bellard). Looks exactly like CJ. Rockstar could bring him into court as exhibit "A", put him beside a screenshot of CJ and the Judge would rule in favour of Rockstar.
Seriously.
Seriously.
Was this guy living under a rock? The marketing campaign for GTA:SA was huge. Hmm, he IS suing for $250 million, so maybe he has been living under a rock (On the Burn Scale, thats a 6).
I would like to see (once this case is thrown out) Rockstar to counter sue. Maybe the judge will give Rockstar, Michael Washington's rock (on the Burn Scale, thats an 8).
I would like to see (once this case is thrown out) Rockstar to counter sue. Maybe the judge will give Rockstar, Michael Washington's rock (on the Burn Scale, thats an 8).
Doesn't that photo make Shagg look much more like some of the purple gang members you spend so much time shooting?Scrythe said:
IT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE HIM
What is this guy getting in on the "Washed up nobody sues big-time game company" bandwagon?
Snotnaroks Question of the day:
With constant lawsuit news like this why would anyone anywhere want to become a game developer? You'd probably get sued for using a mouse that your voice actor used. He'll insist that you used a tool that he owned to become successful and you didn't tell him you used it.
With constant lawsuit news like this why would anyone anywhere want to become a game developer? You'd probably get sued for using a mouse that your voice actor used. He'll insist that you used a tool that he owned to become successful and you didn't tell him you used it.
"his gang used to ride around on bicycles"
Congratulations. If youve ever been to michigan, you sum'd up 70% of the population between 16 and 20. Every black kind in my area owns a bike.
Infact, that pretty much Sums up my time in high school. Im black, and my gang used to roll around of bikes. I want my $250 million dollars.
Congratulations. If youve ever been to michigan, you sum'd up 70% of the population between 16 and 20. Every black kind in my area owns a bike.
Infact, that pretty much Sums up my time in high school. Im black, and my gang used to roll around of bikes. I want my $250 million dollars.
No, no. What you are doing is called "Profiling" not racism. Maybe even racial profiling, but definitely NOT racism.xXDeMoNiCXx said: