Comments on: Take-Two sues Chicago Transit Authority over pulled GTA IV ads http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/06/take-two-sues-chicago-transit-authority-over-pulled-gta-iv-ads/ This is the news Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:43:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/06/take-two-sues-chicago-transit-authority-over-pulled-gta-iv-ads/#comment-8140 patlike Tue, 06 May 2008 07:39:44 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/06/take-two-sues-chicago-transit-authority-over-pulled-gta-iv-ads/#comment-8140 I think there's likely to be a loss of earnings aspect to it as well. And I agree with you, I think the CTA have been ridiculous in pulling the ads. A lot of the bus stops in Worthing are covered in GTA IV advertising. I almost took a picture of one yesterday, then thought better of it. I think there’s likely to be a loss of earnings aspect to it as well. And I agree with you, I think the CTA have been ridiculous in pulling the ads.

A lot of the bus stops in Worthing are covered in GTA IV advertising. I almost took a picture of one yesterday, then thought better of it.

]]> By: Shatner http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/06/take-two-sues-chicago-transit-authority-over-pulled-gta-iv-ads/#comment-8138 Shatner Tue, 06 May 2008 07:23:32 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/06/take-two-sues-chicago-transit-authority-over-pulled-gta-iv-ads/#comment-8138 I see this as being no more complicated than a simple contract. If R* paid for a period of advertising space and CTA took down the advertising without reimbursing R* then the CTA have not kept their end of the bargain and should either put the advertising back up or refund their client. I'm sure both sides will add technicalities and complications to their arguments but I doubt it's any more complex than that. And, if Fox News is the catalyst for this behaviour then, based on their alarmist and inaccurate coverage of videogames in the past, I find it difficult to sympathise with the CTA. In other news, many of the bus stops I passed on the way to work this morning had advertising panels devoted to GTA4. I see this as being no more complicated than a simple contract.

If R* paid for a period of advertising space and CTA took down the advertising without reimbursing R* then the CTA have not kept their end of the bargain and should either put the advertising back up or refund their client.

I’m sure both sides will add technicalities and complications to their arguments but I doubt it’s any more complex than that. And, if Fox News is the catalyst for this behaviour then, based on their alarmist and inaccurate coverage of videogames in the past, I find it difficult to sympathise with the CTA.

In other news, many of the bus stops I passed on the way to work this morning had advertising panels devoted to GTA4.

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