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Originally Posted by AR_Six
After hearing that they've completely failed to make any changes that might actually solve the problems with EASHL drop in I think I'm done with that mode until they fix it. Might play GMC and try out HUT, which I've never played before.
People have IP rights in their likeness? I get how Gene Simmons can have rights to his face paint but Bossy having some kind of copyright over his name and facial structure seems a bit odd.
Either way there are literally 100 players that should be in there before Gilmour, and I feel like Denis Potvin (who does colour for the Sens) shouldn't be hard to get ahold of for this, but maybe you're right and the retired guys really, really don't want their faces in there for some reason that's not altogether clear to me.
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Hey, look, I agree that there is a long list of players much more deserving than what we are getting. Even so, you can't use a player's (or person's) name and likeness to make money unless they get a cut.
It's for that reason that they altered the appearance of Michael Corleone in the Godfather games (Al Pacino didn't give them permission) and that all the legendary teams in the NHL 2K series had randomly generated names (Left Wing 1, Right Wing 3, etc).
If I were Bobby Orr, and I saw my face and name being used to generate profits without being asked or given my cut, I would sue the crap out of EA Sports.
In the end, I would imagine most players want more money than EA is willing or allowed to give out. Although with that said, a person has to wonder how they constructed that Montreal Canadiens centennial team a few years ago...
