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It seems likeness rights might be sufficient? You can't put random college athlete's in a video game, the situations aren't exactly the same but I don't see man
by rtkwe 6y ago
It seems likeness rights might be sufficient? You can't put random college athlete's in a video game, the situations aren't exactly the same but I don't see many 1st amendment purists even talking about likeness rights.
- gambiting 6y ago>>You can't put random college athlete's in a video game I'm pretty sure you can, as in - the law doesn't forbid you from doing so. But the person you are portraying may and will sue you for damages and/or portion of your profits. But that would be a civil case, not a criminal one, right?
- rodiger 6y agoCivil cases still revolve around law violations- they just aren't brought by the government. Edit: I was wrong :)
- gambiting 6y agoNo? If you sign an agreement with someone, and then break it, no law has been broken. The other party can sue you for breaking the contract in civil court and win, but there is no law that says you cannot break agreements signed with someone. Of course there might be cases in civil court which are about law violations, but it's not a universal rule.