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![]() High Court Rejects Electronic Arts' Free Speech Claim
As a corporate sports figure where image is everything, you'd think it a good thing to get recognized in a major video game with your fellow corporate co-workers. Clocking 9-5, making millions and having all the benefits corp money can buy just isn't good enough these days. Maybe time for another strike! All that lost loot! Life w/o a few extra expensive cigars, they have it soooo hard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Hey, wait, thought the supreme court was at a grinding halt... lol thanks 0bama..
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![]() i can't even tell who you're mad at this time
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I'm mad at them all but that's not the point. Actually I'm prolly more mad at EA, but not on account of this [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] (they crapped on EnB and UO). But still, this is a matter of free speech? Why do sports peeps need to be so money grabby over a game made for kids and adults? If this is a glimpse of the things to come, this is likely the last authentic sports game of it's kind. With this many people, they going to settle on like $20 each from the franchise? I know free speech probably doesn't apply, but still it seem so petty to go after a game maker because they used the likeness, and of so many, in a game. Maybe if were just a few people, but these are teams that play in the public venue and get paid really really well for that. imo deeply petty.
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![]() if EA used your likeness(identity) to make tens of millions, wouldn't you want to be compensated fairly and/or given advanced opportunity to consent?
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But this isn't about money, it's about vanity.
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![]() it is about money. a vast majority of athletes, NFL athletes especially, are incredibly bad with money. and average career earnings are much lower than you may think.
wealthy or not, they still have a right to their identities. | ||
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![]() Let me get this straight: OP believes that EA should be able to use people's likeness without permission for profit?
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#bringbackNCAA
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Are you just being contrary for its own sake? THATS MY THING Also it's about NFL, not sure what you mean by NCAA | |||
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![]() It's an argument for a different time regarding EA lol
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