NFL's Jim Brown Settles for $600K From Electronic Arts Over Video Game Ripoff

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NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown has accepted a $600,000 offer from video game maker Electronic Arts. It's an effort to end a lawsuit alleging the company illegally used his likeness in its NFL Madden games. According to the Associated Press, a law firm representing Brown announced the deal on Tuesday. In the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County in 2013, Brown said that he declined to license his likeness to EA, but EA used it anyway. Brown also sued EA in federal court, but a judge dismissed the case. Jim Brown repeatedly led the league in rushing as a running back for the Cleveland Browns in the late 1950s and early 1960s .

Author: wochit
Tags: All-America Football Conference Pro Bowl Entertainment Software Association Jim Brown NFL Madden games
Posted: 29 June 2016

NFL's Jim Brown Settles for $600K From Electronic Arts Over Video Game Ripoff