Cathedral row over video war game

[Raistlin]

So it's bad because the graphics are too good?

[Anaisa]

What a bunch of drama queens. They should be pleased their cathedral is used, it's free publicity for the place. An religion has caused far more trouble than computer games ever have, so their in no position to start telling Sony they should make donations to an anti-gun crime group.

[Slicksword45]

For the record, premission dosen't matter.

You only need to get copyright, or whatever it is for a building, while the arcatect is alive and the 70 years after he died. Thus, Church can't do nonthing.

Also, why do they care? last I checked you are DEFENDING the church!.

...in which hundreds of enemies are killed

hundreds? there were barley 20!

[Madame Adequate]

It's the "photo-quality reproduction" of the inside of the place where all the murdering takes place. That's what they're complaining about.

Except it's not murder because A) they're invading evil bastich aliens and B) it's a freaking invasion force you're trying to repel, i.e. it's a war.

[Odaisé Gaelach]

The whole thing is a legal battle over whether Sony had permission or not. If I was the church and they didn't have permission I would do the same thing.

I think that theundeadhero hit the nail right on the head in his first post. Really, it doesn't matter whether the Church of England should be happy to have their cathedral replicated in a game - that won't matter in the slightest if Sony have broken the law.

But Sony say they haven't. We'll just have to see how this pans out.

You only need to get copyright, or whatever it is for a building, while the arcatect is alive and the 70 years after he died. Thus, Church can't do nonthing.

Slicksword45, I'm curious, how did you find that out?

[Ashley Schovitz]

What's the big deal is New York suing Rockstar for making a realistic simulation of their city where mass murders occur out of sheer pleasure? The Church is part of the city too isn't it like any other bulding there so I wouldn't see what's the problem,plus their exterminating the place for them they wouldn't want nasty aliens in there would they?

[Jessweeee♪]

Oh dear :\

[escobert]

What I read from a article the chruch was talking about how there's already soooo much gun violence there and they were making the game out as if it was a level in a shootout with children or something. Just plain stupid.

[Slicksword45]

You only need to get copyright, or whatever it is for a building, while the arcatect is alive and the 70 years after he died. Thus, Church can't do nonthing.

Slicksword45, I'm curious, how did you find that out?

My friend found the story and mentiond it

I was going to look it up, but I'm using my Ps3 untill my comp gets fixed and I don't want to wait for Google or Ask to load the list XD

[fire_of_avalon]

The issue here is permission. If someone uses an image of the Statue of Liberty they pay to use it. Same for most things, actually. If someone "owns" the building, you have to have permission to use it. The question is whether or not Sony had permission. Seems like they probably didn't. It'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

[Nominus Experse]

So... you have to pay to show an iconic site that is open to the public?