Entertainment & Sports
Oct. 17, 2009
Dispute Grows Over Athletes' Images In Video Games
Two recent cases illustrate a growing dispute in the exploding multi-billion dollar videogame entertainment industry: the right of athletes to be compensated for the use of their images in games.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In June, the NFL players union paid $26 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought against it by retired players who claimed the union failed to collect royalties on their behalf when their likenesses were used in a videogame.
But last month, a federal judge dismissed retired legend Jim Brown's claim that publisher Electronic Arts violated the Lanham Act by featuring his...
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