> As an example of why this kind of early version archiving might be necessary, Scott came up with a theoretical case of a game featuring an enemy group logo that looks similar to that of a real-life terrorist group. After an outcry, the developer issues an automatic patch to replace the original logo with something more benign.

This isn't theoretical - something similar actually happened with the different cartridge versions of Ocarina of Time on the N64. The original music for the fire temple sounded too much like an Islamic prayer and was changed[1].

[1] http://strategywiki.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of...