Many courts have consistently ruled that defendants (such as website owners, creators and distributors of video games, and directors and producers of movies) do not have a duty to protect a person from the criminal acts of a third party unless there is a special relationship that requires the defendant to act with that duty.

1) Do you think these type of defendants have a duty of care to others from its consumers who reenact a scene they see/do in a movie/video game in real life?

2) If the courts begin to change on their rulings, what impact would this have on businesses, especially the entertainment business?

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