GTA 5: Rapper Wants Game Recalled Over Track Inclusion

[Machiavellian]

enditall727 said:

Machiavellian said:

NiKKoM said:
Hard to believe that Rockstar would make a mistake like that.. A manager of the artist probably agreed to the 4K and is scared of losing his job by telling the truth

I have to agree with this.  It seems strange that R* would make such a mistake as they have people that go out and get the license to include the music.  I higly doubt R* felt that this guys music was something they needed to include to make the game better and try to include it on the sly.  I am wondering if this guy knows who owns his music or the distribution and inclusion in order media.  This could be one of those situations where the guy stuff was sold by the label or publishers.

They wanted his music because he is a Cali based artist.

 

He was also hot back in the day for the other users in here who dont know. He wasn't nearly as big as somebody like Snoop Dogg but he was more relevant back in the day than he is now

What I am saying is R* has been in the business for a long time and they have gone down the license route before.  They know the ramifications of including any music without a license.  This is no high school BS some people are suggesting as if R* believe they are so big that they can include anyone songs without the license to do so.  If anything, it paints them a big target for ligation especially in the States.  Lawyers know eactly what can happen if music is used without the proper permissions and I highly doubt no matter how hot the artish, R* would risk their property over such a simple thing.

R* offered the guy some money and he tured it down.  I am pretty sure that would be it unless this guys song can be licensed in other means