The song that Rockstar allegedly did not get the rights to is called "Bota o Dedinho pro Alto." Brazilian distributor Synergex claims it had not been notified of the court's decision. You can check out the song after the break.
[Thanks, Bill O.]
GTA IV: Episodes from Liberty City ordered off shelves by Brazillian court over music licensing issue
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Oct 20th 2010 11:00PM
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The song that Rockstar allegedly did not get the rights to is called "Bota o Dedinho pro Alto." Brazilian distributor Synergex claims it had not been notified of the court's decision. You can check out the song after the break.
[Thanks, Bill O.]
Reader Comments (29)
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:06PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
Gay Tony is so suave.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:08PM Ezio Auditore da Firenze said
@Ezio Auditore da Firenze
I'm diggin' this song, too.
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I'm diggin' this song, too.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:10PM SpongeFreak52 said
Reminds me of the LittleBigPlanet fiasco. I imagine the unpatched copies will go for more later on if this goes through.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:11PM drhitts said
That's a pretty big slip-up for R* to make.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:11PM LimitedVertigo said
This is too funny. I doubt the game is even taken off shelves in Brazil.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:13PM Orangekun said
Rockstar seems to be always in the news for one thing or another
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:13PM Miketor said
@Miketor
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/sony-finally-launches-ps2-in-brazil-or-welcome-to-2000/
I knew it! I'm like an elephant with this memory.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/sony-finally-launches-ps2-in-brazil-or-welcome-to-2000/
I knew it! I'm like an elephant with this memory.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:15PM dudezi2000 said
@Miketor
They've started selling the PS3 too.
The problem is that the song in the game is a remix done by someone in Germany, and they didn't have the rights to the original song, so they couldn't have licensed it for use in the game.
They've started selling the PS3 too.
The problem is that the song in the game is a remix done by someone in Germany, and they didn't have the rights to the original song, so they couldn't have licensed it for use in the game.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:16PM Tachyonic Cargo said
Ironically, this is my favorite track from The Ballad of Gay Tony. Love hanging out at Maisonette 9 just to hear it . . . and of course, doing the dance offs. Best part of the game.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:28PM vmenge said
@Miketor, no PS2s have been sold since it first launched on US here.
Only now Sony is officially giving it support though. The title in that old article is a bit misleading.
Only now Sony is officially giving it support though. The title in that old article is a bit misleading.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:50PM KIDCHAINSAW said
@Fail57 Seriously. This is one of the most bland and generic songs I've ever heard.
Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:54PM GreenGo said
I'm brazilian and this song is too good to be from any MC here, try youtube for any Brazilian funk and you'll know too
This must be wrong
This must be wrong
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 7:04AM SewerShark said
@GreenGo Good? GOOD? Funk carioca is GOOD? I hope you are being ironic.
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Posted: Oct 20th 2010 11:55PM wcarnation said
u gibe moni plos
i repot u
huehuehue
i repot u
huehuehue
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 12:16AM Pennegan said
lol thats actually may favorite song from the night club, I hope there's just some misunderstanding and it can all be sorted out with a couple million dollars, R* can spare it right ?
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 1:06AM MrKlorox said
That's my least favorite song in the game BY FAR. If you could take out all the shitty baby talk then it wouldn't be so awful.
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 1:37AM davek said
Maybe R* should do what Sony did for Little Big Planet, and release a patch that alters/removes the song in question.
I'm still amazed by that over-reaction, and that happened around 2 years ago.
I'm still amazed by that over-reaction, and that happened around 2 years ago.
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 1:49AM ShadowXIII said
@Fail57
Just patch the song over with something else. This is a money grab if I ever saw one.
Just patch the song over with something else. This is a money grab if I ever saw one.
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 7:05AM SewerShark said
@BrokenTriforce How is that any different from an US court removing a game for copyrights issues?
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 8:58AM SewerShark said
@Miketor Yes, we do have PS3s and Xboxes 360s.
Sony may have officially launched the ps2 here, but we imported the ps2 a few months after the US launch. Same thing with the PS3, 360, Wii, etc.
Sony may have officially launched the ps2 here, but we imported the ps2 a few months after the US launch. Same thing with the PS3, 360, Wii, etc.
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 10:01AM Spookimitsu said
@jzuk That just sounds little hateful. You're American, right? Don't play to the stereotype.
Tool.
Tool.
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 1:49PM vmenge said
@jzuk, sure, because all brazilians live in favelas.
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 2:19PM Metalfacedoom said
@jzuk Why not try it in real life big man? Dare you to try some John Rambo sh!t in the Favela da Rochinha. If the malandros don't take you out BOPE might confuse you for one and take you out. :D
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 2:22PM jzuk said
@Spookimitsu How do you think this sound is danced, a bunch of criminals pointing their guns up, the translation of the song name "is point your little finger up" and this is what it mean. It is violence appology also the singer a minor doens´t have any idea of this, so it´s child exploitation, and if like, anyone give a damn, these little judge should make rockstar or whatever is the responsible pay and then send the the father to jail.
Posted: Oct 21st 2010 2:29PM jzuk said
@Metalfacedoom Man, sorry, I was sarcastic, It is very dificult to find anything good in video games about Brasil, this music and COD are just some examples, and unfortunaly relate perfectly.
Posted: Oct 22nd 2010 2:40PM c0bra95 said
"A Brazilian court has apparently ordered that WORLDWIDE sales of Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City cease because a song in the game was used without consent"
Countrywide would be one thing. But since when can Brazil tell the whole world to pull someone else's product out of retail?
Countrywide would be one thing. But since when can Brazil tell the whole world to pull someone else's product out of retail?
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