Just read on Rockstar is having a legal battle against Pinkerton Company, from Dualshockers:
It turns out that Pinkertons are real and are currently in a legal head-to-head with Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive.
The Blast obtained some legal documents related to the case. These apparently state that real-life company Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations sent a cease and desist letter back in December to Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive.
Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations are accusing the video game developer and publisher of using their trademarks and featuring the Pinkerton Detective badge in-game without permission. Additionally, they claim that the characters representing the agency “are used as villains, hunting the game’s protagonists”. They state in the legal letter that they never gave their authorization to be connected to Red Dead Redemption 2 and believe the game “is likely to blur the distinctive character and tarnish the reputation of Pinkerton’s famous trademarks.”
According to the company, they claim to have been around for 165 years and were working in the 1870’s with law enforcement to apprehend famous criminals. Red Dead Redemption 2 is set in 1899.
Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations apparently make it clear that they are “willing to discuss a lump sum figure” to settle the dispute or they will proceed further and sue for trademark infringment and other claims.
Rockstar Games filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction against the company, ruling that Rockstar’s use of the Pinkertons in the game is covered by the First Amendment. They said that the game is a “historically accurate videogame set in the Wild West in the late 1800s.” and that “historical references are woven into the fabric of the game at every level.”
It turns out that Pinkertons are real and are currently in a legal head-to-head with Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive.
The Blast obtained some legal documents related to the case. These apparently state that real-life company Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations sent a cease and desist letter back in December to Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive.
Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations are accusing the video game developer and publisher of using their trademarks and featuring the Pinkerton Detective badge in-game without permission. Additionally, they claim that the characters representing the agency “are used as villains, hunting the game’s protagonists”. They state in the legal letter that they never gave their authorization to be connected to Red Dead Redemption 2 and believe the game “is likely to blur the distinctive character and tarnish the reputation of Pinkerton’s famous trademarks.”
According to the company, they claim to have been around for 165 years and were working in the 1870’s with law enforcement to apprehend famous criminals. Red Dead Redemption 2 is set in 1899.
Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations apparently make it clear that they are “willing to discuss a lump sum figure” to settle the dispute or they will proceed further and sue for trademark infringment and other claims.
Rockstar Games filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction against the company, ruling that Rockstar’s use of the Pinkertons in the game is covered by the First Amendment. They said that the game is a “historically accurate videogame set in the Wild West in the late 1800s.” and that “historical references are woven into the fabric of the game at every level.”
