Take-Two VS Modders: The Grand Theft Auto Inquisition
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"The way public companies operate, in my mind, is very dysfunctional... ...they don't care about people, they cut costs because Wall Street values short-term gains..."
–Fisk Johnson, SC Johnson
Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive began an inquisition on fan-made modifications they deem infringing, namely source ports of GTA 3 and Vice City, total conversions which has been on the web for over a decade, and tools they accuse of encouraging piracy and online cheating. In actuality, they're bulldozing and purging those who they see as getting in the way of avarice and greed. This video also covers a bit of Rockstar's history with the series as well as musings on corporate America and the hypocrisy Rockstar is now exhibiting as a result of the success of GTA V and GTA Online.
Special thanks to Nostalgia Nerd, Dribbleondo, Mafia Videos and WhatHoSnorkers for lending their voices to the project, and to Little Jacob himself, Coolie Ranx for being such a 'swell friend and an inspiration.
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https://diode.zone/w/oa4WMRiJ3zBXc7ufBkhu1n
https://archive.org/details/t2lawsuit
Sources cited:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-30-who-spilled-hot-coffee
https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/take-two-clamp-down-on-gta-modding-with-cease-and-desist-order-updated/
https://openiv.com/?p=1324
https://torrentfreak.com/github-restores-reverse-engineered-gta-code-following-dmca-counter-notice-210507/
https://torrentfreak.com/take-two-sues-enthusiasts-behind-gta-fan-projects-re3-revc-210903/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.384429/gov.uscourts.cand.384429.1.0.pdf
https://kotaku.com/ambitious-gta-underground-mod-shutdowns-after-six-years-1847619249
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-10-grand-theft-auto-5s-playstation-showcase-trailer-isnt-going-down-well
https://kotaku.com/take-two-sues-gta-reverse-engineering-project-1847613341
https://kotaku.com/gta-fans-are-starving-and-rockstar-keeps-giving-them-n-1847652818
https://venturebeat.com/2018/06/18/take-two-ceo-strauss-zelnick-im-charged-with-making-hard-decisions/
Kushner, David. (2012). Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto. New York City: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470936371.
Further reading:
Civil Code of Russia (as cited by GooD-NTS) - https://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/ru/ru083en.pdf
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