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• Position: VIDEO GAMES - Electronic Arts Inc. is being sued for violation of right of publicity - Brief article

Who owns the rights to images of famous people? The law isn't always clear, but a recent ruling from a federal court in Philadelphia sides with celebrities. Ryan Hart played quarterback for Rutgers University in New Jersey from 2002 to 2005. He now works in finance, but an unnamed avatar in a video game called NCAA Football shares Hart's number, height, weight, biography, and playing statistics. Hart sued Electronic Arts (EA), the maker of the game, for not getting his permission or paying him. The court agreed that EA...