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LA Attorney Sues Rockstar Over Hot Coffee
Next Generation reports that the L.A. city attorney has filed suit against Rockstar, for a misleading ad campaign and 'unfair competition'. The suit was prompted because of the much publicized 'Hot Cofee' mod discovered last year. From the article: "'Businesses have an obligation to truthfully disclose the content of their products - whether in the food we eat or the entertainment we consume,' Delgadillo said. The lawsuit is actually part of a wider effort to investigate the marketing of videogames."
"Businesses have an obligation to truthfully disclose the content of their products - whether in the food we eat or the entertainment we consume"
Now we can sue film makers to disclose all the goofs and inside jokes that show up in films, instead of waiting for people to single step through DVDs to find 'em!
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." -Albert Einstein
Does the McDonald's case act as precedent?
This guy's the limit!
What? Hot Coffee? Never heard of it, lawsuits are educational, I'll have to go get that now.
'Businesses have an obligation to truthfully disclose the content of their products - whether in the food we eat or the entertainment we consume,' Delgadillo said.
*sigh* I wish. Two words: Natural flavors.
"Hey, don't eat the plastic wrapper"
But they still need to remind us that coffee (the kind you drink) is hot. How about putting bright yellow labels on hand guns, with a stick man holding the gun to his head. Then a big red circle with a line through it?
Oh even better, DO NOT DRINK WATER labels on toilets!