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Activision defiende 'Call of Duty' en medio de una demanda

Autor : Jacob Actualizar : Jan 17,2025

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Activision refuta las reclamaciones de la demanda de Uvalde, citando protecciones de la Primera Enmienda

Activision Blizzard ha presentado una sólida defensa contra las demandas presentadas por las familias de las víctimas del tiroteo en la escuela de Uvalde, negando cualquier vínculo causal entre su franquicia Call of Duty y la tragedia. Las demandas de mayo de 2024 alegan que la exposición del tirador al contenido violento de Call of Duty contribuyó a la masacre en la escuela primaria Robb en mayo de 2022.

Las demandas, presentadas en California, citan la historia del tirador como jugador de Call of Duty y su uso de un rifle AR-15, similar a los representados en el juego. Las familias también implicaron a Meta, alegando que Instagram facilitó el acceso del tirador a anuncios de armas de fuego. Sostienen que ambas empresas fomentaron un entorno que fomentaba el comportamiento violento entre los jóvenes vulnerables.

La presentación de diciembre de Activision, una respuesta completa de 150 páginas, rechaza todas las acusaciones. La compañía afirma la ausencia de una conexión directa entre Call of Duty y el tiroteo de Uvalde y solicita el despido en virtud de las leyes anti-SLAPP (Demandas Estratégicas contra la Participación Pública) de California. La presentación subraya el estatus de Call of Duty como una forma de expresión protegida bajo la Primera Enmienda, argumentando que los desafíos basados ​​en "contenido hiperrealista" infringen este derecho fundamental.

El testimonio de un experto refuerza la defensa de Activision

En apoyo de su posición, Activision presentó declaraciones de expertos. Una declaración de 35 páginas del profesor de Notre Dame, Matthew Thomas Payne, contradice la afirmación de la demanda sobre el "campo de entrenamiento", contextualizando el realismo militar de Call of Duty dentro de la tradición más amplia de películas y televisión con temas de guerra. Una declaración separada de 38 páginas de Patrick Kelly, jefe creativo de Call of Duty, detalla el proceso de desarrollo del juego, incluido el sustancial presupuesto de 700 millones de dólares asignado a Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

Las familias Uvalde tienen hasta finales de febrero para responder a la extensa documentación de Activision. El resultado sigue siendo incierto, pero el caso pone de relieve el debate en curso en torno a la correlación entre los videojuegos violentos y los tiroteos masivos.

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