EOC Week3

This case was about a mini game in GTA that could be unlocked by downloading an application. The lawsuit was started by a grandmother who bought the game for his 14 year old grandson and was offended when she saw the sex scene. This scene had been locked by the developers but was later discovered and was made available for others to see. Some people found that offensive and made a law suit on Take-Two (the company that made it).

Take two said that they were not liable because in order for people to see the scene they had to use third party hardware and software.

To avoid spending more on lawyers and other costs, they settled with paying $2.75million dollars. From that amount, they would give from $5 to $35 dollars to anyone who claimed that they were offended by the fact that people were able to unlock and see the sexual scene between the main character and his girlfriend. The five dollars were given to anyone that claimed that they were offended by it even if they had not bought the game. The rest of the money up to 35 was given according to how much proof they had that they were affected. From the 21.5 million people that bout the game, only 2676 of them filed a claim saying that they were offended.

I think that it is ridiculous that they were offended with a sex scene on a game that gives its users to commit many crimes. I think that by buying the 14 year old kid a game that was intended for 17 and older, the lady should have know that the game would have parts that were not suitable for her 14 year old grandson. I think that Take-Two were smart by just settling with giving the refunds that not many people claimed instead of spending more money on taking the case higher.