Jack Thompson începe cruciada anti- Grand The...

Jack Thompson începe cruciada anti- Grand Theft Auto IV // UPDATE

Jack Thompson e dus rău. În ultima sa scrisoare pe care am primit-o azi, tipul îşi începe pledoaria numindu-se "John Thompson, attorney at law", înainte să continue cu ameninţarea că va lansa un proces pentru a interzice vânzarea viitorului Grand Theft Auto IV minorilor. Oaa, cine s-ar fi aşteptat la aşa ceva! Ca de obicei, ameninţările sale sunt întreptate împotriva CEO-ului Take-Two Interactive, Paul Eibeler, şi împotriva lui Rockstar Games, care ar trebui să lanseze GTA IV la mijlocul lunii octombrie 2007, pentru PlayStation 3 şi Xbox 360.

Din fericire, Thompson a reuşit să fie relativ succint de data asta, aşa că îi vom publica epistola în întregime mai jos:

"Dear Mr. Eibeler:

Please be advised that I shall be filing shortly a lawsuit to prohibit, by injunction, the sale of Grand Theft Auto IV, scheduled for release by your company on October 17, 2007, to minors.

The lawsuit I filed against you all and some retailers, such as Wal-Mart, against the sale of Take-Two's Bully to minors was a dry run for what is to come. As it turns out, I was absolutely correct about the appropriateness of that lawsuit, as the National Institute for Media and the Family, headed by Dr. David Walsh, proved that Bully is a Mature game fraudulently masquerading as a Teen-rated game. You were able to dodge that bullet by having Take-Two employees lie to Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Ronald Friedman.

There is absolutely no chance that GTA IV will be rated anything other than "Mature," so good luck in having your Blank Rome lawyers trying to persuade a court of law that it should be sold to minors, especially in light of the United States Federal Trade Commission's findings that 42% of the time underage kids can buy "Mature-rated" games.

If Take-Two does not, by written agreement, promise not to allow sales by retailers of GTA IV to minors by March 9, 2007, then I look forward to your winning MarketWatch's "Worst American CEO Award," which you won in 2005.

I will secure that injunction, and then all sorts of other wonderful things will fall into place.

Regards, Jack Thompson"

Pur pariu că deja tremură în izmene cei de la Take-Two, de teama acelor "all sorts of other wonderful things"...

UPDATE: Dar stai, încă nu s-a terminat! Chiar acum am mai primit un mail de la Thompson, în care le dă un ultimatum celor de la EMA (Entertainment Merchants Association) să se conformeze cererii sale, de a nu vinde jocurile Manhunt 2 şi Grand Theft Auto IV copiilor sub 17 ani:

"This summer and this fall, respectively, Take-Two is going to release Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV. Both games will be rated "Mature", and just as surely they will be sold to kids under 17 years of age by the retailers who are the members of your organization. Those fraudulent sales must not occur.

I plan to seek injunctive relief prohibiting your organization's member retailers from selling these games to anyone under 17. I believe I will secure that court-ordered relief. Violation of any court order in that regard will result in contempt findings.

Your members can avoid that consequence if they will enter into an agreement not to sell either of these harmful products to anyone under 17 years of age.

Please let me hear from you by March 9. Thanks."

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