Volume IV

Issue : 3: February 9, 2006

• B.C. Supreme Court Awards Nearly $700000 in Damages for Online Defamation
• US Appeals Court Rules Airport ID Checks are Lawful
• In Separate Decisions, U.K. and Irish High Courts Order ISPs to Disclose Subscriber Information
• Maryland Appeals Court Makes Important Spam Decision
• Makers of Grand Theft Auto Video Game Sued For Hidden Porn
• Google Blacklists BMWs and Ricohs German Websites
• RIM Achieves Patent Victories in Europe
• Does Ontario Law Recognize the Tort of Invasion of Privacy

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Makers of Grand Theft Auto Video Game Sued For Hidden Porn

As part of an ongoing investigation into the marketing of video games, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has sued the makers of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” for failing to disclose that the video game contains a “mini game” where the game’s characters can engage in explicit sexual acts. The video game was originally rated as mature, but would have been given an adult-only rating if the industry rating board knew of the explicit sexual content. The civil suit alleges that Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. made misleading statements in marketing the game and engaged in unfair competition.

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