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Graffiti Artist Sues Grand Theft Auto Creators

Posted by simoniker on from the dazed-over-copyright-infringement? dept.

Thanks to EvilAvatar for pointing to an Entertainment Law Digest synopsis about a graffiti artist suing over unauthorized use of his work in Grand Theft Auto III. The article says that "Christopher Ellis asserts that Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software copied, used, and distributed his artwork, [made under the name] Daze" in GTA3, and Daze's official website has examples of his work, which was allegedly scanned into Grand Theft Auto's gritty urban environments without his knowledge.

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  1. Huh? by Zed2K · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Graffiti artist? Oh you mean person who vandalizes property that doesn't belong to them costing the city money to clean up their crap. Oh I understand. Nothing says high art like someones name spelled out in tons of colors on the side of a subway car.

    Can you say: I am not making enough money in a real job so I'm just gonna sue someone?

  2. vandalism by gyratedotorg · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    whether this guy wins his case or not, isnt he worried that he might get arrested for vandalism now?

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  3. Man, many street art haters on this site? by QuantumG · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Anyone would think Slashdot is populated by grandmas and grandpas. News flash: it's not your city, it's our city. You might like to use the walls to put up advertisements, but some people like to express themselves on those walls, and seeing as all of those walls belong to all of us, they have the right.

    If you and I share a property line and I want my side of the fence painted white and you want your side of the fence painted red, does it make a lick of difference who paid for the fence? Hell no. So if you share a property line with a public area, the public has the right to paint that fence any color they like, including something a little more interesting than a flat color.

    That is, at least, if you believe in public spaces at all. In this time of neo-liberalism that's becoming a pretty big assumption.

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  4. Re:So.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Um, 90%? I'm sorry, but you apparently aren't taking into account all of the filthy niggers and spics that have destroyed Los Angeles. Trust me, those wetbacks and jungleniggers aren't being "commisioned". So go back to Africa you filthy fucking nigger spic.