In Grand Theft Autio: San Andreas , city locale Los Santos doubles as Los Angeles, and in-game strip club "The Pig Pen" is real life establishment "The Play Pen." The club's owners did what all the cool kids are doing and took Rockstar to court for violating the strip club's trademarked Play Pen sign. The judge ruled in Rockstar's favor, stating:

The court finds that defendants' use of the Play Pen trade dress and trademark bears some artistic relevant to the Game, and does not explicitly mislead consumers as to the source or content of the Game... they are entitled... to a First Amendment defense.

Next up, the Peanuts gang sues Rockstar for dirtying the image of beloved character Pig Pen with strippers and lowlifes. Good grief. Brian Ashcraft

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