FTC and Rockstar Settle Hot Coffee Dispute

**Jason** · 06-09-2006, 10:54 AM

"The FTC and Rockstar/Take-Two have reached a settlement surrounding the 'Hot Coffee' mod for GTA: San Andreas that will serve to prevent future incidents. The FTC has stated that Rockstar and Take-Two must disclose all content to the ESRB when rating games, or face an $11,000 fine per violation if undisclosed content is discovered. 'Parents have the right to rely on the accuracy of the entertainment rating system. We allege that Take-Two and Rockstar's actions undermined the industry's own rating system and deceived consumers,' commented Lydia Parnes, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection."

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**JeremyC** · 06-10-2006, 02:04 AM

Im getting really tired of teh FTC trying to kill teh USA's fun.

ebackhus · 06-12-2006, 01:04 PM

Who f*ckin' cares?!?! Dude, if you buy a game then you ought to go into NOT knowing what's gonna happen!

06-09-2006, 10:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,476 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	FTC and Rockstar Settle Hot Coffee Dispute "The FTC and Rockstar/Take-Two have reached a settlement surrounding the 'Hot Coffee' mod for GTA: San Andreas that will serve to prevent future incidents. The FTC has stated that Rockstar and Take-Two must disclose all content to the ESRB when rating games, or face an $11,000 fine per violation if undisclosed content is discovered. 'Parents have the right to rely on the accuracy of the entertainment rating system. We allege that Take-Two and Rockstar's actions undermined the industry's own rating system and deceived consumers,' commented Lydia Parnes, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection." Slashdot

06-10-2006, 02:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
JeremyC Resident Alchemist Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,148 OS: SuSE 10.0/XP Pro	Im getting really tired of teh FTC trying to kill teh USA's fun.

06-12-2006, 01:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,255 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Who f*ckin' cares?!?! Dude, if you buy a game then you ought to go into NOT knowing what's gonna happen!