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Wrestler Maxx Payne Sues Game Publisher

Posted by simoniker on from the max-power-also-upset-over-simpsons dept.

Ryan Barrett writes "The Associated Press reports that retired WCW wrestler, actor, and voice actor Maxx Payne is suing a group of game developers and publishers over the game Max Payne. In Payne's words, "I left wrestling to come home to Utah and be with my family and I find myself in the biggest battle of my life - to save my identity." This raises an interesting question: in most cases like this, we Slashdotters are quick to speak out in Payne's defense. But when the big bad corporations are game developers, do we still take the little guy's side?" Is this suit exposing a genuine rip-off, or is it just a naming coincidence?

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  1. Re:Ask Spike Lee! by ralphus · · Score: 5, Informative
    Spike Lee actually took issue with the name SpikeTV and sued and then settled.

    I wonder how Spike Jonze feels about this...

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    Revolutions are never about freedom or justice. They're about who's going to be top dog. -- Kilgore Trout
  2. Re:other max paynes out there.. by _Laban_ · · Score: 2, Informative

    I think the photographer's name is Max Hardcore, not Max Payne. ;D

  3. Re:Ask Spike Lee! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    In one of the early commercials they mentioned Spike Lee's name.

  4. Re:Ask Spike Jonze's son by johanges · · Score: 2, Informative

    Spike Jonze's son actually filed a comment with the court on behalf of TNN.

    He pointed out that he and his family had a film in the works about his father, and the name of the film was "Spike". Obviously he was concerned.