Cathedral row over computer game (Can they really prove this?)

KaHn · 9 Jun 2007 at 14:46

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6736809.stm

As title really, can they prove that Sony used an identical copy of the church or if it was just used as a design perspective.

KaHn

paradigm · 9 Jun 2007 at 14:49

I think its pathetic, provable or not.

MrWhippy · 9 Jun 2007 at 14:53

what good would it do if they can prove it.
i doubt sony need permission. many many games render real world scenes, i can't think the law requires permission from all building owners.

just exactly what law are they claiming sony have broken?

Azagoth · 9 Jun 2007 at 14:57

Idiots, the lot of 'em!

Gibbs · 9 Jun 2007 at 14:58

paradigm said:
I think its pathetic, provable or not.

its is pathetic, really so. to be honest its all about money. church must needing some new seats

PardonTheWait · 9 Jun 2007 at 15:03

They have no faith in people whatsoever. They say the game is portraying the place as somewhere where 'you can have gun battles' like everyone who plays the game's going to go and buy a black market gun and start shooting people in the church because they 'think it's allowed'....

Retards.

scorza · 9 Jun 2007 at 15:17

I think the church have a case. I'm pretty sure you must get permission from the owner of a property before recreating it digitally. I don't think that, for example, you could recreate Old Trafford in a football game without Man Utd's permission. Why should a church be any different? The only thing I'm not clear about is whether its actually meant to be Manchester cathedral in the game or whether it just looks a bit like it. If the latter then I don't think anything will happen.

PardonTheWait · 9 Jun 2007 at 15:20

scorza said:
I think the church have a case. I'm pretty sure you must get permission from the owner of a property before recreating it digitally. I don't think that, for example, you could recreate Old Trafford in a football game without Man Utd's permission. Why should a church be any different? The only thing I'm not clear about is whether its actually meant to be Manchester cathedral in the game or whether it just looks a bit like it. If the latter then I don't think anything will happen.

It seems to be part of the interior, that's all. It's exactly the same though, apparently. Legally I see their point, but their complaint just seems ridiculous to me.

manoz · 9 Jun 2007 at 15:20

Mohinder said:
They have no faith in people whatsoever. They say the game is portraying the place as somewhere where 'you can have gun battles' like everyone who plays the game's going to go and buy a black market gun and start shooting people in the church because they 'think it's allowed'....

Retards.

You'd be surprised man. Agree with scorza

Rebelius · 9 Jun 2007 at 15:21

Mohinder said:
They have no faith in people whatsoever. They say the game is portraying the place as somewhere where 'you can have gun battles' like everyone who plays the game's going to go and buy a black market gun and start shooting people in the church because they 'think it's allowed'....

Retards.

If it was crawling with aliens, I might.

Raumarik · 9 Jun 2007 at 15:49

If the church had kept it's mouth shut only a handful of those who play the game would have known anything about it.