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Old July 31st, 2008, 06:41 PM   #1
 
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Why am I in the game? Jim Brown sues Sony, EA
NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown has filed a lawsuit in New York claiming Sony and video game maker Electronic Arts are using his name and likeness without his permission.

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Old July 31st, 2008, 08:56 PM   #2
 
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if this somehow halts the shipping of madden this guy is a dead man.
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Old August 1st, 2008, 07:26 AM   #3
 
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if this somehow halts the shipping of madden this guy is a dead man.
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Old August 1st, 2008, 09:13 AM   #4
 
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I read this as "PAY ME!"
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Old August 1st, 2008, 09:18 AM   #5
 
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And if he wasn't in it he'd be saying EA is racist.
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Old August 1st, 2008, 09:31 AM   #6
 
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The former Cleveland Browns star's lawsuit said the companies sell a game featuring a character who looks like him and wears his No. 32. It doesn't specify which video game, but notes the character is part of the game's All Brown's Team.

In all seriousness... they don't use his name, I don't believe they did anything wrong here. Look at the NCAA games, they use real numbers but no names, wouldn't every student player be able to sue as well?

Back in the day, Tecmo Bowl couldn't get licences for Cunningham (don't know why)... so the Eagles QB was named "QB Eagles" and was black, fast as shit and had the same number as Randall.
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Old August 1st, 2008, 09:36 AM   #7
 
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Pathetic really..wow
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Old August 1st, 2008, 09:37 AM   #8
 
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Interesting. I would say Brown has nothing too.
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When the SportsRant game comes out I will not give permission to use my likeness., image, style or any reasonable or unreasonable facsimile therof.
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Old August 1st, 2008, 10:01 AM   #10
 
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Too bad, it was part of the contract you signed when you signed up...preserved in blood...sorry boss
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Old August 1st, 2008, 10:02 AM   #11
 
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When the SportsRant game comes out I will not give permission to use my likeness., image, style or any reasonable or unreasonable facsimile therof.
Fine, your "character" will be played by a 15 year old girl with a drooling and missing teeth problem. You can be "StinkyBilly"
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Fine, your "character" will be played by a 15 year old girl with a drooling and missing teeth problem. You can be "StinkyBilly"
And Stinks will want to F her.
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Old August 1st, 2008, 10:46 AM   #13
 
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people will miss using bil the midget character
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Old August 1st, 2008, 10:50 AM   #14
 
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LOL! That was way better than mine. Well done.
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Old August 1st, 2008, 10:57 AM   #15