GTA, and M-rated game mass transit adverts allowed in Denver |
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Although some folks may have their objections, it seems that it has been decided that Grand Theft Auto ads can remain on mass transit in the Denver area.Rocky Mountain News reports that the directors of the Regional Transportation District (RTD) has rejected a campaign led by the Parents Television Council and the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood to ban advertising for games rated M and above.
It was reported that it was the Operations, Customer Service, and Marketing Committee of the RTD that recommended the ban. However, after meeting with an attorney, the board voted 12-3 in favor of the game advertising. John Tyler, a board member notes: "It was a tough decision because I think our hearts as a board were with trying to limit exposure to advertisements that promote violence. But the overwhelming weight of the legal advice was that if we pursued this, we would face an uphill battle in court."
ESA representative Peggi O'Keefe spoke to the RTD board, and reportedly called the ban: "...both unnecessary and unconstitutional. This proposal ...would restrict fully protected expression on the basis of content ...Such restrictions are constitutionally impermissible."
The folks from GamePolitics note that similar bans are already in place in Boston, Portland, and Oregon. It can be noted that a series of adverts for GTA: Vice City Stories that prompted a call for restrictions on advertising.
It seems that at the end of the day, the game may be violent as hell, but the advertisement isn't. Do you see folks banning R rated movie ads?
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denver rocks its soooo awesome its the greatest place to live because partick roy was here!
this post has nothing todo with the wii. nintendo should talk directly to wii.qj.net on a weekly bases
Just because a game is advertised in a subway, kids are going to buy it? WHAT? Let's think about this anyway. These kids already know about GTA, and most likely are raised on TV so they'll be seeing plenty of ads there, so... argh, I'm not wasting another minute thinking about this retarded idea of banning mature game advertisements.
I DONT CARE!!! GTA 4 TRAILER COMING AT MIDNIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2HRS LEFT
I thought it was like a day left. I bet the game will have the same *****tty controls as every GTA game.
I DONT CARE!!! GTA 4 TRAILER COMING AT MIDNIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2HRS LEFT
never mind the trailer is not coming at midnight...:(
I don't know if you're just trying to get peoples' hopes up for nothing or if you're too lazy to check the trailer countdown on Rockstar's own site, but it doesn't come until 3:00 PM on Thursday. Simply check here http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/ to see for yourself
I live in Denver. I ride the mass-transit Light-Rail. I saw the advertisement. It was completely unoffensive and nobody gives a ***** anyways. It's the game's cover as far I can tell, nothing more. This complaint was probably filed by some sex-starved soccer mom with nothing better to do as a single mother for her fat ass kids. She's taking advantage of even more stupid people who would allow such an American failure of the system, had they not had lawyers to save them. Know your rights, that's what's important. To her, I say "***** YOU, you are destroying what is good in this nation!"
If you ban this, you have to ban r-rated movies and alcohol and cigarette ads as well, and I just don't see that happening. So, big ups to Denver for sticking with the law and not some soccer mom mafia telling s what is allowed in advertisements.
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