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Old 21-05-2015, 04:35 PM #1
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Default Grand Theft Auto Makers Sue BBC Over Drama


[The makers of Grand Theft Auto
(GTA) are suing the BBC over an
upcoming drama based on the
development of the
popular video game series.
Take-Two Interactive,
the parent company of
UK-based Rockstar Games,
has filed the lawsuit for
trademark infringement.
The one-off drama is called
Game Changer and features
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe
as Rockstar president Sam Houser.
The feature will coincide with
a series of BBC programmes
on the theme of computer coding.
The show is based around
the creation of the game
and the controversy surrounding
its violent content.]



Why the feck is BBCAmerica not asking Rockstar
for permission and paying for it?


http://news.sky.com/story/1488414/gr...bbc-over-drama

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Very amateur of BBC not to make a show based around an IP without contacting the owners of the IP. They deserve the lawsuit if they cannot be bothered to even work with Rockstar to resolve the issue.
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Its Typical BBC Arrogance
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If you don't want to ****ing pay for the permission to do something like this, it should deservedly bite you in the arse. BBC being idiotic again.
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