GTA Suing CTA Over Speech, Contract

By Margaret Lyons in News on May 6, 2008 4:06PM

2008_5_6.gtacta.jpg The publishers of Grand Theft Auto are suing the CTA after the agency pulled the ads for the game a few weeks ago. According to Take-Two Interactive Software, that violates a $300,000 deal and their right to free speech. Also, common sense.

Take-Two wants the CTA to put the ads back up, plus cough up $300K in damages. We still haven't seen anything that suggests anyone other than the local Fox News affiliate cared about or disapproved of the ads, and surely ads for R-rated movies have occupied the same space. Luckily, the CTA is flush enough with resources that they can turn down advertising deals plus fight a costly legal battle. Doors open on the left needlessly reactionary. [Reuters, photo by Maireading]

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