Artist Accuses Naughty Dog

Naughty Dog the studio behind great game The Last Of Us is being accused by Cameron Booth.

In his statement posted on Tumblr he accused Naughty Dog for stealing his work.

The work he’s specifically referring to is Boston’s MBTA T map, a familiar sight to anyone – like me – who has lived in Boston. The Last of Us takes place, in part, in Boston, and the map is represented to add authenticity to the experience. You can see the map below, along with a screenshot from the game, as taken from Booth’s blog.

“For a software developer -especially a big developer working on a blockbuster title like this – to casually appropriate someone else’s work and incorporate it into their game without any discussion with the owner of that work is completely unacceptable,” Booth said in a post

Booth claims that Naughty Dog never contacted him to use his work. “…if you want to use my work commercially, payment before usage is required. If you’re making money from your product, then you can pay me for my work as well.”

After some time he's written an update. “I’ve just spoken with Naughty Dog over the phone in a very constructive conversation,” he said. “Can’t say more at the moment, but it seems as if matters will be resolved to everyone’s satisfaction shortly. I can say that they do acknowledge their error in using my map and were very apologetic for it. I likewise apologised for my initial vitriolic post. A lot of mutual respect for each other’s creative work.”

I don't know why didn't Naughty Dog asked him before. Maybe they thought he wouldn't see it.