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blackdelsol94 · 06-25-2008, 07:17 PM

Only 2,676 Claims in GTA Hot Coffee Lawsuit
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has sold millions of copies, but it turns out that only a very small fraction of the purchasers were incensed enough to file a claim in the class action lawsuit settlement over Hot Coffee.
by David Radd on Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Earlier this year, Take-Two launched a website that detailed compensation for those who bought a first-edition copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. This stemmed from the settlement of the class action lawsuit directed towards the hidden 'Hot Coffee' content on the game disc. Despite the fact that GTA: San Andreas sold millions of copies, only 2,676 claims were filed, says the New York Times.

"Am I disappointed? Sure," said Seth Lesser, lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, to the New York Times. "We can't guess as to why now, several years later, people care or don't care. The merits of the case were clear."

These various claims, which range from $5 to $35 and sometimes include a fresh copy of the game, will cost Take-Two $30,000. Take-Two has agreed to make a $860,000 charitable contribution as well. By contrast to this, Lesser and his colleagues at 10 other law firms are seeing $1.3 million in legal fees, a fact that rankles some.

"There are two possibilities," says Theodore Frank, director Legal Center for the Public Interest at the American Enterprise Institute. "Possibility one is they have a meritorious lawsuit and they're selling out the class for attorneys' fees. The other possibility is that, and frankly I think this is the more likely possibility, they brought a meritless lawsuit that had no business being brought to court at all."

DRVIC · 06-26-2008, 07:22 AM

This lawsuit provided so much publicity to Rockstar, it is unbelievable....

and since when is sex offensive? people are out of their fucking minds...

Shiba-Kun · 06-26-2008, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DRVIC

and since when is sex offensive? people are out of their fucking minds...

I think it's more a matter that it was a public display not disclosed in advanced to those who might be offened and were puchasing the game.

DRVIC · 06-26-2008, 08:18 AM

sex is best when it is spontaneous

blackdelsol94 · 06-26-2008, 10:09 AM

People had to go out of their way to get the hot coffee mod, it wasn't accessible just by playing the game. Rockstar should have completely got rid of it, but this whole law suit was utterly ridiculous in the first place.

I'm happy to see people didn't take advantage of this offer by Rockstar. I own the first version of the game for PS2, and in turn I was eligible to recieve $35 from Rockstar. But that is stupid, wrong, and just plain greedy. I'm glad to see the vast majority of other people who bought the game feel the same way.