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'Florida Joker' demanding $2M from Rockstar for parodying him in GTA6
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BbMajor7th
Gold Member
I mean, didn't Take Two try to sue people for using "Rock Star" in random things like vocal coaching DVDs and stuff. Taste of their own medicine maybe.
digdug2
Member
I've never seen a video game character with magic powers sue a real life corporation.
1:1 copies? Have you even watched the trailer with your eyes open? Everything is changed more than enough.
elbourreau
Member
Rockstar magic money.
That was my issue with this, I didn't think just copying some viral videos is good satire or like you said even creative.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
It's one of the most creative things I've seen in an open world game. Most people don't spend their whole lives (20 hours a day) online learning about every meme created like a lame.
MasterCornholio
Member
Florida man joke?
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Ronin_7
Member
He won't win shit.
Bartski
Gold Member
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Who owns that field in Madagascar that looks like the field from the FF8 intro? That person is due some CACHE MONIES too!
midnightAI
Member
There is no denying that it is him though, all of those Twitter like incidents in the trailer are based on real events.
Still doesn't mean he'll get anything from it however as it's a parody
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
Rockstar rn
systemr123
Member
He shouldn’t complain though, he looks much healthier and charismatic in the video game. If anything, he should pay Rockstar 2 million dollars for their overly positive representation of him. Also, he needs to be forced to buy a copy of gta6 and stream the complete game live
midnightAI
Member
Oh, I agree completely, he could make a killing (with a knife not a gun though) just by streaming.
Portugeezer
Member
To be fair, her case had no leg to stand on. She was clout chasing.
The likeness of this guy is stronger but wholly due to face tattoos... at the end of the day, he doesn't own the rights to face tattoos.
I agree with
midnightAI
, guy should hop on Twitch around GTA6 launch and try use the likeness to his benefit.
winjer
Gold Member
To be fair, her case had no leg to stand on. She was clout chasing.
The likeness of this guy is stronger but wholly due to face tattoos... at the end of the day, he doesn't own the rights to face tattoos.
I agree with
I'm pretty sure that the legal department of 2K and Rockstar took a look at these things, to make sure there is enough distinction.
A multi billion dollar company, dealing with a multi billion dollar property, won't risk getting sued like this. Especially after the Lohan trial.
If this guy really sues Rockstar, he will probably lose. And Rockstar might decide to make him pay the costs of the trial, just to set an example for other opportunistic cases.
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GooseMan69
Member
If you genuinely think this guy with a sub 80 IQ can take on Rockstar’s team of the most elite lawyers money can buy, I’m not sure what to tell you. He would have a better chance beating Lebron in a game of 1 on 1.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
I think there's a bit of an ethics question here really. I'm not familiar with this guy or the other people that have been featured in the video. Did they want to be famous?
If you got filmed doing something silly after having a few drinks, say, that briefly went viral, was slightly embarrassing and then blew over would you want Rockstar to copy it and put it in what'll surely end up being viewed by billions of people? Is that ok?
Is this guy bright enough to avoid making decisions that could leave him a laughing stock? Is it ok to point and laugh at people who aren't able to see the long term consequences of their decisions?
I'm not sure that Rockstar, the corporate behemoth, aren't punching down on some people who aren't likely to be having the best time and can't defend themselves.
Edit: obviously the guy will get nowhere with this claim, I expect his legal team don't exist and if any claim were to be formally made, Rockstar's lawyers would crush it. I'm more interested, not in if he has a case, more should we be ok with giant companies using people who are down on their luck as props to promote their multi billion dollar products.
If you got filmed doing something silly after having a few drinks, say, that briefly went viral, was slightly embarrassing and then blew over would you want Rockstar to copy it and put it in what'll surely end up being viewed by billions of people? Is that ok?
Is this guy bright enough to avoid making decisions that could leave him a laughing stock? Is it ok to point and laugh at people who aren't able to see the long term consequences of their decisions?
I'm not sure that Rockstar, the corporate behemoth, aren't punching down on some people who aren't likely to be having the best time and can't defend themselves.
Edit: obviously the guy will get nowhere with this claim, I expect his legal team don't exist and if any claim were to be formally made, Rockstar's lawyers would crush it. I'm more interested, not in if he has a case, more should we be ok with giant companies using people who are down on their luck as props to promote their multi billion dollar products.
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Majormaxxx
Member
The best I can do is...
...one million dollars!
...one million dollars!
Braag
Member
He doesn't look like a person who understands finance.
The Cockatrice
Member
digoutyoursoul
Member
Rockstar research manual
Bartski
Gold Member
or life outside prison
Topher
Gold Member
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
They should pay him the 2M. Not because he deserves it, just because I wanna see if he makes it through summer 2024 with a penny of it left.
ManaByte
Gold Member
It was Lindsay Lohan who sued Rockstar.
Judge Allows Lindsay Lohan's Grand Theft Auto V Lawsuit | Digital Trends
The New York State Supreme Court ruled that Lindsay Lohan can sue Rockstar Game over a character from Grand Theft Auto V allegedly based on her likeness.
www.digitaltrends.com