Detective agency Pinkerton sues Red Dead Redemption 2

Rockstar Games is no stranger to lawsuits. Several complaints have been made over the years against the games of Grand Theft Auto, celebrities claiming that their "identity" had been stolen. Now, Red Dead Redemption 2 has drawn its own complaint, this time from the actual agency Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations.

In Red Dead Redemption 2, one of the plot's key points is the Pinkerton Detective Agency. The Pinkertons are referenced throughout the game and the detectives of the agency appear at several important moments. Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations is now asking Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two, for a payment.

Pinkerton Consulting disputes the fact that references in the game may lead players to believe that the company was involved in the development of Red Dead Redemption 2. Take-Two remains firmly convinced that its use of Pinkertons is protected by the First Amendment the United States.

The opposite argument of Take-Two is as follows: "The creative works on the American West are authorized by law to include such events, figures and real historical enterprises." The counterclaim goes on to say that Pinkerton Consulting "can not use trademark law to appropriate the past and prevent creators from including historical references" in representations of the American West. , adding that "it is an established historical fact that Pinkerton Agency's national detective played a leading role in the history of law enforcement in the United States and the taming of the Wild West. ".

Take-Two's lawyers then report all the other historically accurate events included in Red Dead Redemption 2, including the women's suffrage movement, the American Indians losing land to the US government, the advent of new technologies. , weapons, even weapons. flora and fauna around the world.

KitGuru says: Red Dead Redemption 2 is a really impressive game and this counter deposit shows how much we've been thinking about a realistic version of the Wild West. This trial is still ongoing, so we'll have to keep an eye on future updates.