If you lived in the U.S. and bought the first edition of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, then you're entitled to money damages. Maximum benefits are only $35, however.
Posted by David Radd on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
This past November, Take-Two reached a settlement in the 'Hot Coffee' class action suit. The proposed terms saw the publisher granting benefits to all members of the suit that applied for them, though part of the settlement was that any claims of liability were dropped. Now, Take-Two has put up a website detailing the exact ways that those affected can receive benefits.
"Plaintiffs claim that copies of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas First Edition manufactured before July 20, 2005 contained parts that could be modified and combined to display scenes of a sexual nature that have come to be referred to as the 'Hot Coffee' content," says the front page of GTASetttlement.com. "According to Plaintiffs, the game should have been rated as 'AO' (Adults Only) because of the Hot Coffee content. Plaintiffs claim that, by including the Hot Coffee content on the discs and marketing the game under an 'M' (Mature) rating, Defendants violated consumer fraud statutes and misled consumers as to the game disc's content."
"Defendants do not dispute that the parts that were modified and combined to display the Hot Coffee content were present in the code of the game discs," the site continued. "However, Defendants vigorously deny each and every allegation of improper conduct, and they deny all liability."
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