It took a little over 3 hours for a Texas jury determined that Activision did not violate copyright laws as claimed by former WWE wrestler Booker Huffman (aka Booker T). The issue at hand was whether Booker’s “GI Bro” character was used in the Call of Duty video game. The case went to trial this […]
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Jury to hear Booker T Copyright Infringement lawsuit
Booker Huffman’s lawsuit against Activision will be going before a jury according to a recent court order which sided with the Hall of Fame wrestler over his “GI Bro” character. Huffman sued Activision, Major League Gaming and Treyarch Corp. for the use of his character in Call of Duty. The Defendants moved to strike a […]
Booker T survives summary judgment in lawsuit against Activision
While we have not addressed this in some time, the Booker T lawsuit against Activision for the use of a video game character similar to his “GI Bro” creation continues in a federal court in Texas. Recently, the court denied summary judgment by the video game maker. You may recall that Huffman, the former pro […]