Why am I in the game? Jim Brown sues Sony, EA

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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. [link]

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JIM BROWN SUES SONY, EA
Published 8/1/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
The man regarded by many as the greatest player in football history is not happy with a video game football player that he says is based on him. Jim Brown, who led the NFL in rushing eight times in nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns, filed a lawsuit claiming that Sony and Electronic Arts are using his name and likeness without his permission. According to Brown, a player in a video game that Sony and EA sell looks like him, wears No. 32 like him, is “ ...

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