Lindsay Lohan Loses Grand Theft Auto V Appeal Over Game Avatar
On March 29, 2018, the Court of Appeals of New York unanimously affirmed dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Lindsay Lohan against Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., which asserted that the Lacey Jonas from Grand Theft Auto 5 infringed her right of publicity.
Former Dictator’s Right of Publicity Suit Against Call of Duty Makers Dead on Arrival
On October 27, 2015, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles granted defendants’ special motion to strike plaintiff—and former Panamanian dictator—Manuel Noriega’s right of publicity suit based on his depiction in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Sony Leaves Virag's Trademark Suit over Gran Turismo in the Dust
On August 21, 2015, the Northern District of California dismissed trademark claims brought by VIRAG, S.R.L. against Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. over the depiction of VIRAG’s logo in Sony’s Gran Turismo racing games.
The PAC-MAN Case - Copyrightable Subject Matter in Games
On March 2, 1982, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by plaintiffs Atari, Inc. and Midway Mfg. Co. against defendants North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp. and Park Television for alleged copyright infringement of plaintiffs’ PAC-MAN game.