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I said come in! posted:Kevin Spacey importing his House of Cards character into a Call of Duty game is the only noteworthy thing about this title. Is this legal? Will Netflix/other people who created House of Cards get royalties or payments not to sue? Because this is so clearly Call Of Duty: Frank Underwood. The Call of Duty franchise is worth so much, I can't imagine that the House Of Cards showrunners wouldn't want a slice of the pie (that they undoubtedly deserve; it really does seem like his character from HoC has been imported with little changes).
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1stGear posted:Yeah, just like the Tolkien estate gets royalties from every fantasy setting with elves. I really don't think it's quite so simple. They are clearly using "Frank Underwood" to attract gamers, not just Kevin Spacey. A more reasonable question would be to ask if someone made a game with Ian McKellen as a wise wizard, Orlando Bloom as an elf with a bow etc, would the Tolkien estate get royalties. My bet is that yes, they would. EDIT: I mean, just look at this thread. Look at every news article about this game. Practically all of them mention House of Cards and Frank Underwood. Activision will be profiting based off a character in a tv show they don't own. Lawsuits are surely incoming or a deal was already struck. Arcanen fucked around with this message at 19:59 on May 2, 2014 |
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