Feb. 3, 2015
In games, it's image rights v. free speech
It might be game over for video games that use celebrity likenesses without a license as First Amendment legal defenses are often not working.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES Electronic Arts Inc.'s failure so far to shake off athletes' misuse of likeness claims has set off alarm bells for video game dealmakers, who fear having soon to choose between obtaining expensive licenses to celebrities' images or a court date for their client.
On Thursday, the Redwood City-based game publisher again found itself in court on charges by a former athlete - th...
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