Yeah. You read that right. Due to international copyright law, the controversial and acclaimed series Grand Theft Auto has been stopped not by insane disbarred lawyers or hidden warm beverage based mini-games, but by the intellectual property of an eight year old and his father. A song on the Ballad of Gay Tony soundtrack entitled 'Conga Kid' by Daniel Haaksman and featuring aforementioned eight year old; MC Miltinhino was found to contain an apparently aunauthorised sample of "Bota o Dedinho pro Alto" by Brazilian composer Hamilton Lourenço da Silva, the father of the MC himself.
Though Rockstar showed documents claiming they had the permission to use the sample, the court discovered that the signatures on these were not those of the authors, as a result Rockstar is being fined $3000 for every day the game remains in stores, but because this is international law we're dealing with, this effects more than just Brazil.
Whether this will have a widespread effect or not remains to be seen. Deep down though, I can't help but laugh. Eight year olds really are killing gaming, aren't they?
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