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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. Disclaimer? by Joff_NZ · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I don't know.. I haven't looked at Max Payne in a while, but doesn't it include a "Not based on real persons living or dead" type disclaimer in it? Such things have been on the credits of movies and TV shows for as long as I can remember...

    Perhaps its needed for games now, to avoid lawsuits like this?

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  2. Re:I doubt it was intentional by DrWho520 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Most people can discriminate between a pro wrestler and a game character; the hypothetical "reasonable person" appealed to so often in court cases like this one certainly could.

    You would think so, but people apparently cannot determine the difference between a buch of wrestlers and a bunch of pandas.

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