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[quote name="Lizard_King"][quote name="Chairman Mao"] Remembering the law classes I took, if it has obvious satirical value, its generally protected and will be upheld in most any court in the US. That fact alone will not deter people from filing something against you because they feel insulted, just that their chances of winning and collecting damages are slim. [/quote] Although the latter part of your statement is a concern for any remotely controversial writer, there is no way in hell the obvious artistic licence (and I use the term loosely) present here could not come under the protection of satire. Not that they couldn't shut you down just by waving a small part of their legal budget at you, but last I checked game companies are too busy going broke and churning out crap to worry about reviewers for which they aren't providing underage hookers. [quote]We also aren't of a scale that is losing the game companies any money. Even Erik at his height did not likely put a dent in John Romero's pocketbook. Without quantifiable damages a case gets even shakier, and goes into crap like psychological trauma; And really, who wants to be the pussy who admits on public record their feelings got hurt by a bunch of anonymous fags on an obscure games site. [/quote] And therein lies the Number 1 reason Caltrops will never be sued. No one gives a shit.[/quote]