GTA IV Episodes from Liberty City might become the 2nd game in the franchise to be pulled off of retail shelves and download stores.
Brazilian court passes ruling forbidding the sale of the game due to one song in the expansion disc being unauthorized for use in the game (aka no royalties or permission).
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But the sweet memories stop here. Today, a Civil Court in Barueri (São Paulo) has targeted Rockstar Games and Synergex Brazil, claiming improper use of the song that made you all dance through Liberty City. "Conga Kid" is said to be an unauthorized sample of "Bota o Dedinho pro Alto", by Brazilian composer Hamilton Lourenço da Silva, father of MC Miltinho (an eight-year-old boy we can see here.
The injunction says that Rockstar and Synergex "are restricted from trading and distributing the expansion Episodes From Liberty City", and that the game must be collected from stores – not only in Brazil, but worldwide. The decision, apparently, also applies to digital versions of the game. There is a fine of R$ 5,000 (US$ 3,000) for each day the Grand Theft Auto expansion pack continues to be sold.
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Rockstar responded with documents that approved of the song but it only contained the names of the record label which provided the songs and not the artist. Most likely Rockstar will settle out of court and remove the song similar to GTA San Andreas and the "Hot Coffee" incident.
http://kotaku.com/5666949/brazilian-...city-worldwide