tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post4474971446359248727..comments2024-03-18T17:10:35.838+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Manchester Cathedral, you're getting me downVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-79729551355022641102007-06-16T09:55:00.000+01:002007-06-16T09:55:00.000+01:00Sony has now apologised for including the depictio...Sony has now apologised for including the depiction of Manchester cathedral in the game (see the BBC report <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6758381.stm" REL="nofollow">here</A>), but have not removed the game from sale.David Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336561458060095886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-56273811372941473242007-06-13T10:52:00.000+01:002007-06-13T10:52:00.000+01:00I've been thinking about this and it occurred to m...I've been thinking about this and it occurred to me that the whole copyright/passing off issue might just be a red herring. Sure, the motivation behind the church/cathedral wanting to sue Sony is the use of images of the cathedral in the game, but the general consensus is that they wouldn't have a case on those grounds.<BR/><BR/>What else might the church be able to sue Sony for? As (self-appointed?) moral leaders for England, could the church bring a case on behalf of the people of this country against this "filth" and try to have a Mary Whitehouse/video nasty type effect on the gaming industry as a whole. Any other grounds that they could bring a case on?<BR/><BR/>To use a mixed and probably inappropriate analogy: while the slap to the cheek may be what the church was upset about, why should they retaliate by trying to cut off Sony's hands when they might be able to take them out more effectively with a swift knee to the groin instead?Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424257512957515766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-30362596018856637532007-06-12T17:17:00.000+01:002007-06-12T17:17:00.000+01:00Proving that would be fun! :)Proving that would be fun! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-30837755074205419532007-06-12T14:03:00.000+01:002007-06-12T14:03:00.000+01:00Could the issue be where Sony sourced their images...Could the issue be where Sony sourced their images? Copyright might have been infringed if the images were copied in some measure from a third party's images, for example images on Manchester Cathedral's own web site, which has a virtual tour of the cathedral.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-47063933506410520972007-06-12T11:32:00.000+01:002007-06-12T11:32:00.000+01:00I've written a long piece about the legal issues. ...I've written a long piece about the legal issues. It's at http://impact.freethcartwright.com/2007/06/church_of_engla.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com