Take-Two Sued by Modern Pinkerton Agency over Red Dead II

If you pick a handful of western movies, odds are that a few of them would talk about the Pinkerton detective agency. Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar, has been sued by the modern incarnation of the Pinkerton agency called Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations, owned by a Swedish firm called Securitas AB.

The suit wants a one-time payment or royalties for the user of the term Pinkerton throughout the Red Dead Redemption II storyline. If you haven’t played the game, the gang of outlaws the player is in is pursued by a pair of Pinkerton agents. the agency is frequently called out by name.

Pinkerton consultants & Investigations claims that the use of its name prominently implies that the game was made with its permission reports Kotaku. Take-Two has stated that the use of the term Pinkertons is justified on the grounds of historical accuracy.

It says that what the Pinkertons are depicted doing in the game is exactly what the game agents are known to have done in real life. Take-Two has filed suit to have the Pinkerton agents in the game declared fair use.