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Old 03-21-2016, 07:31 PM
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Default U.S. Supreme Court vs. EA

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
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Old 03-21-2016, 07:35 PM
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i can't even tell who you're mad at this time

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Old 03-21-2016, 08:04 PM
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i can't even tell who you're mad at this time

please elaborate
I know, if it's not pokemon, it's not news. But for the rest of us that like video games, this may be of some concern.

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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Old 03-21-2016, 08:11 PM
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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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Old 03-21-2016, 08:24 PM
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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?
Me personally? sure, most likely and depending on the usage. But say on a team with everyone else and where we are making millions of dollars from what we're doing in public? heh no. I mentioned that though in there.

But this isn't about money, it's about vanity.
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Old 03-21-2016, 08:31 PM
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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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Old 03-21-2016, 08:40 PM
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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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Old 03-21-2016, 08:53 PM
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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.
But it wasn't their actual identities, just a "likeness".


#bringbackNCAA
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Old 03-21-2016, 08:58 PM
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But it wasn't their actual identities, just a "likeness".


#bringbackNCAA
How would they make money off a likeness if it was not obviously linked to a person?

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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Old 03-21-2016, 09:01 PM
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It's an argument for a different time regarding EA lol
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