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Graffiti Artist Sues Jeremy Scott and Moschino

Tierney v. Moschino United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:15-cv-05900 Filed August 5, 2015   While not exactly a video game case, we thought our readers might find…

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Noriega Sues Activision Over Call of Duty Character

Jumping on the “Hey, that’s me!” bandwagon, Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega, 80, filed a lawsuit in California yesterday against video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc., alleging that Call of Duty: Black…

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Lindsay Lohan sues Rock Star over Grand Theft Auto

Lindsay Lohan is suing Rockstar Games and its owner Take-Two Interactive over a character in Grand Theft Auto V that she alleges is an “unequivocal” representation of her image, according to the…

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The Ninth Circuit Rules On EA, Madden, NCAA, and Publicity Rights

Brown v. Electronic Arts, Inc. United States District Court for the Central District of California Case No. 2:09-cv-01598 & In re: NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation (Keller, et al v.…

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New Case: RC3, Inc. v. Justin Bieber

  RC3, Inc. v. Justin Bieber United States District Court, Middle District of Florida Case No. 3:2012cv00193, Filed on February 24, 2012 A game about jousting beavers has apparently upset Justin Bieber…

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Case Update: Keller v. Electronic Arts, Inc.

Keller et al. v. Electronic Arts, Inc. et al.   U.S. District Court, Northern District of California   Case No. 09-cv-1967 Case Update: When last we checked in on this case (02/08/2010),…

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Dillinger, L.L.C. Seeks Offer They Won’t Refuse

Dillinger, LLC v. Electronic Arts Inc. United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana Case No. 09-cv-01236, Filed October 1, 2009 Case Update: Some time ago we wrote about Dillinger, L.L.C. (…

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New Case: Keller v. Electronic Arts [Publicity]

Samuel Michael Keller v. Electronic Arts inc. et al. case number 09-cv-1967 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California From Law360: Law360, New York (May 06, 2009) — A former…

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