Update: Sony now "forgiven" by Church

Update: Sony now forgiven by Church
Earlier this year, we reported that the Manchester Cathedral was upset at Sony because a replica of the holy building was used without permission in the hit game Resistance: Fall of Man.

Although Sony has apologized, they refuse to admit any wrong doing, and it seems that it doesn't matter anymore.



"I think some important lessons have been learnt," said the Dean of Manchester, speaking to the BBC. "So we forgive Sony for what they have done, even though they still believe they have done no wrong."

"In an industry that is breaking new frontiers, it is important that long held traditions of film and television are maintained. These traditions include having courtesy, respecting the dignity of your subject, and admitting when mistakes have been made,"
he added.

"In so many ways Sony have failed to live up to these standards by disrespecting people of faith and the victims of gun crime in Manchester,"
he finally noted.

In what should not be a surprise to anyone, the Dean also added that visits to the Cathedral had substantially increased since the controversy.

Source:
Gi.biz


Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 24 Oct 2007 15:06
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  • 21 comments
  • nobrainer

    i hope sony gave a large donation to manchester cathedral for using their building in a commercial project without prior consent from the owners! hang on does that fall into IP violations grey area?

    24.10.2007 15:31 #1

  • ZippyDSM

    nobrainer
    yep,they whined got their 15 min of fame and probably alil hush money from sony....talk about fine upstanding people here....

    24.10.2007 16:47 #2

  • munx

    edited by dvdback23

    First and only warning to anyone here, do not bring any religious comments into your posts.

    24.10.2007 17:05 #3

  • vinny13

    Lmao

    24.10.2007 21:02 #4

  • 26r0cK

    ..and here we thought that churches should easily forgive others should they not? lol

    24.10.2007 23:21 #5

  • ZippyDSM

    Originally posted by 26r0cK: ..and here we thought that churches should easily forgive others should they not? lolthat only comes after the barbecue ^^

    24.10.2007 23:27 #6

  • borhan9

    It took the Church a long time to give forgivness for such a small desgretion i thought it would have happened a lot sooner than that.

    25.10.2007 01:10 #7

  • pryme_H

    Wow! How ironic...LOL!



    Whatever's clever...

    25.10.2007 08:36 #8

  • WARLOCK83

    But its ok for churches to use copyrighted logos on there t-shirts, stickers, etc. Hmmm, the churches are the ones that sould be looking for forgivness.

    25.10.2007 09:02 #9

  • RNR1995

    I wonder how much they paid to be "forgiven" LOL

    25.10.2007 09:24 #10

  • davidrose

    Really sad, SONY SONY you are forgiven. Now the Dean visits to the Cathedral. Too bad.

    25.10.2007 11:20 #11

  • BludRayne

    Manchester Cathedral can kiss my ass. I hate Sony, but I have to side with them on this one. Sony did nothing wrong, it's just a building! I bet the cathedral was thrilled when they found out about it.

    25.10.2007 12:28 #12

  • wetsparks

    Quote:In what should not be a surprise to anyone, the Dean also added that visits to the Cathedral had substantially increased since the controversy. I think that says everything right there. The people who ran the church didn't like how it was used, but all the people that it brought made it worth while to them.

    25.10.2007 15:10 #13

  • editmon

    $$$$$$$$, can I get an Amen for SONY!

    25.10.2007 15:42 #14

  • pacman33

    More people doesn't mean more money, and do you really think sony paid them? i doubt it, because don't you think they would have done something like upgraded there cathedral or opened a second one? They probably dropped it and shut up because they realized that it was pretty much free advertisement and that there were more guests coming in.
    I do have to side with sony, I don't think there is anything wrong with using a building from RL in a game, seriously, if you look around there are buildings of every sort, thats like Some gas station freaking out at rockstar because there is a look alike in a grand theft auto.

    26.10.2007 03:47 #15

  • chwoolgar

    Soon enough films will have to pay every building that is glimpsed in a scene!! I dont see the problem to be honest and what the hell was the priest doing playing Resistance:Fall of man? lol

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    26.10.2007 08:06 #16

  • 7thsinger

    Originally posted by chwoolgar: I dont see the problem to be honest and what the hell was the priest doing playing Resistance:Fall of man? lolA man of the cloth can enjoy some kickin' video games now and again...right? No sex, but he can play video games.

    26.10.2007 08:33 #17

  • pryme_H

    The man can't procreate; hence, he recreates(ion)LOL!



    Whatever's clever...

    26.10.2007 09:00 #18

  • chwoolgar

    lol, like the comments

    26.10.2007 09:24 #19

  • chwoolgar

    EDIT: Sorry, double post

    26.10.2007 09:24 #20

  • madman91

    But.. that doesn't make sense. What if GOD told Sony to do it? What now you stupid people.

    Religion....

    28.10.2007 01:33 #21

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