Trademark case

BBC issues trailer for Grand Theft Auto docudrama, despite Rockstar’s objections

Rockstar is the company that created the highly popular action based video game series Grand Theft Auto. The game has sold millions of copies over the years up to the staggering total of 220 million sales (last recorded 2015), it would be no exaggeration to say this game revolutionised the gaming market to how we know it today.

The British Broadcasting Corporation has released a trailer for The Game Cangers, an upcoming film that explores the success story behind Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto series. Despite two earlier court hearings  ‘Take two’ filed suit against the BBC in an attempt to halt the film’s release, citing an “obligation to protect our intellectual property.”

” Take-Two’s suit states: “While holders of the trademarks referenced in the film title and its promotion, Rockstar Games has had no involvement with this project.”

The Gamechangers will air on BBC Two on September 15.

By Ethan Turner

Yr 11 pupil at Thornden School Southapton.