Jim Brown Receives $600K Settlement Against EA

[4thQtrStre5S]

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Jim Brown is a liability to the Browns team, and football in general.

[reyes the roof]

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I'm curious what they spend on the players that they are able to get to agree to have their likeness used. I'm sure it certainly isn't $600k per player

[mrprice33]

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I'm curious what they spend on the players that they are able to get to agree to have their likeness used. I'm sure it certainly isn't $600k per player

Depends on the player, but that's not how that number was determined.


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[XxKnicksRules215xX]

Jim Browns Net Worth is 50 Million.......Good for him, really ?

Yup good for him, I am not mad at him.

[redsox4evur]

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Good he deserves it according to US Law.


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[CujoMatty]

I couldn't care less about EA having to pay. Whatever .
My bigger problem is why did Jim brown not want his likeness in the game in the first place and why would you care at all if they made a generic player like you and put it in a game ? Money grab doesn't make sense if he really is worth 50 million. Just seems kind of a slap in the face to browns fans who would like to play as him . if they portrayed him doing something derogatory OK ya but all they did was make him awesome at football how uptight do you have to be?

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Re: Jim Brown Receives $600K Settlement Against EA

Depends on the player, but that's not how that number was determined.


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How was it determined? I'm not going to pretend I know anything about the law, but I would imagine if he isn't asking for something comparable to what he should get if he were in the game then the lawsuit would be a bit frivolous

[kehlis]

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How was it determined? I'm not going to pretend I know anything about the law, but I would imagine if he isn't asking for something comparable to what he should get if he were in the game then the lawsuit would be a bit frivolous

It was the settlement amount so it's the amount EA offered him to get him to drop the lawsuit.

[Big FN Deal]

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I know it shouldn't but the stuff I read from individuals against other individuals in favor of corporations surprises me every time. Mean ole' Jim Brown picking on poor lil' EA for using his likeness anyway after he told them they couldn't. Yeah it's all about Jim Brown and how he should be honored that EA would want to represent him in their game even after he declined, no need to sue for that, it's not like it's against the law or anything.

The responses in thread like this strike a sour cord with me, EA lost because they were deemed to have illegally used Jim Brown's likeness, among others, this isn't some one off case or misunderstanding this has been proven to be what EA did, repeatedly.

[XxKnicksRules215xX]

I know it shouldn't but the stuff I read from individuals against other individuals in favor of corporations surprises me every time. Mean ole' Jim Brown picking on poor lil' EA for using his likeness anyway after he told them they couldn't. Yeah it's all about Jim Brown and how he should be honored that EA would want to represent him in their game even after he declined, no need to sue for that, it's not like it's against the law or anything.

The responses in thread like this strike a sour cord with me, EA lost because they were deemed to have illegally used Jim Brown's likeness, among others, this isn't some one off case or misunderstanding this has been proven to be what EA did, repeatedly.

Preach, I always have a suspicion about those who take it personal about a person they've never met and a story that's only being half told but hey who am I, I'll leave it at that, take care and God bless.

[Junior Moe]

I know it shouldn't but the stuff I read from individuals against other individuals in favor of corporations surprises me every time. Mean ole' Jim Brown picking on poor lil' EA for using his likeness anyway after he told them they couldn't. Yeah it's all about Jim Brown and how he should be honored that EA would want to represent him in their game even after he declined, no need to sue for that, it's not like it's against the law or anything.

The responses in thread like this strike a sour cord with me, EA lost because they were deemed to have illegally used Jim Brown's likeness, among others, this isn't some one off case or misunderstanding this has been proven to be what EA did, repeatedly.

Yeah. I don't get the Jim Brown hate, either. EA screwed up here. They could have just as easily made his stock avatar nothing like him at all (number, physical meausrement, etc.) and just allowed editing. That way they are absolved of responsibility. It's the same thing with O'Bannon. It sucks, and I hate him for the loss of college football and basketball games. But right is right. Those avatars were dead ringers for their collegiate counterparts.

[kehlis]

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All other arguments aside and just speaking to this case I have a big issue with what EA did and hold nothing against Brown.

At the time there were no concerns over uses of likeness as there are today. They went out of their way to ask if they could use him and despite being told no decided to do so anyway. There is no defense for that.

I can't put myself in his shoes or know why he said no (and I don't think I would have) but I absolutely side on him with this and was pretty surprised when this case was initially dismissed.

[redsox4evur]

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All other arguments aside and just speaking to this case I have a big issue with what EA did and hold nothing against Brown.

At the time there were no concerns over uses of likeness as there are today. They went out of their way to ask if they could use him and despite being told no decided to do so anyway. There is no defense for that.

I can't put myself in his shoes or know why he said no (and I don't think I would have) but I absolutely side on him with this and was pretty surprised when this case was initially dismissed.

Wow I had no idea that this case was initially dismissed, how did that happen? It seems like a pretty open and shut case, IMO.

Now would I have exactly what Brown did it depends on my situation, honestly. If I am one of those broke athletes like Antoine Walker, Vince Young, etc. hell yea I will take on any money I can get. But if I am like Brown (net worth $50 million) it depends on how I feel about the NFL and their treatment of retirees, which the main reason why Barkley won't do any NBA, supposedly. But in the end I would probably say yea go ahead and just send me a check in July or something.

[4thQtrStre5S]

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Yeah. I don't get the Jim Brown hate, either. EA screwed up here. They could have just as easily made his stock avatar nothing like him at all (number, physical meausrement, etc.) and just allowed editing. That way they are absolved of responsibility. It's the same thing with O'Bannon. It sucks, and I hate him for the loss of college football and basketball games. But right is right. Those avatars were dead ringers for their collegiate counterparts.

I think many people dislike Jim Brown for what he has been since retiring from Football, and thus anything involving Jim is looked down on;

from my perspective, and as Knute Rockne proved with the Four Horsemen, the individual on a team is what they are, for the most part, because of the team around them first. This in no way suggests that there are no way individually better players; just that it takes more than the individual in a team sports, to make the team worth anything.

I think having any likeness of Jim Brown in MAdden was bad, because Jim seems to love nothing more than to promote himself.

[Rocky]

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I think many people dislike Jim Brown for what he has been since retiring from Football, and thus anything involving Jim is looked down on;

from my perspective, and as Knute Rockne proved with the Four Horsemen, the individual on a team is what they are, for the most part, because of the team around them first. This in no way suggests that there are no way individually better players; just that it takes more than the individual in a team sports, to make the team worth anything.

I think having any likeness of Jim Brown in MAdden was bad, because Jim seems to love nothing more than to promote himself.

C'mon man . He's probably the greatest football player of all time. He can't possibly be bad for the game.

Jim Brown probably wanted to be paid more than any other player in the game. That's his prerogative and I don't necessarily disagree with him.