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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Sony suing 'Kevin Butler' actor.

    Sony has filed a lawsuit against Bridgestone Tires and advertising firm Wildcat Creek, for actor and WC president Jerry Lambert's appearances as a character similar to Kevin Butler.
    Oct 08, 2012 9:00am PDT
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Sony suing 'Kevin Butler' actor.

    Sony has filed a lawsuit against Bridgestone Tires and advertising firm Wildcat Creek, for actor and WC president Jerry Lambert's appearances as a character similar to Kevin Butler. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      hhaha, this is hilarious. Talk about bitting the hand that feeds you. This guy does wonder to the Sony im... : shirif
      • Yeah, how dare he show his face on television again for some other company. That face is Sony's property ... : ZekThis person is cool!
    • I'd say they are going to have a hard time proving that infringes on the Kevin Butler character. : mancideThis person is cool!
    • So in essence, Sony are filing a lawsuit against Jerry Lambert for likeness rights? If this actually goes... : Eskimo Keith
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      John Fogerty sounds too much like John Fogerty! : DeathloveThis person is cool!
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        ^^^ Came here to say this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogerty_v._Fantasy : SchnappleThis person is cool!
        • hahaha, i'd never heard of that, thanks for the link : slickdoodyThis person is cool!
    • "No one is more authentic than Kevin Butler!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVMnesyAsjQ#t=05m38s : the archvileThis person is cool!
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      I think this one comes down to the contract. We won't be able to read it unless it goes live during disc... : TheMongbat
      • Yeah, not to be Internet Armchair Lawyer here, but if the actor is under contract (or, depending on how t... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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      lol the phrase "You really couldn't make this up" comes to mind. : InfernoAblaze
      • That's what I keep saying! : OzzieMejia
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      I was wondering if that was going to happen : rosewoodThis person is cool!
      • Yeah dude is commercials with a Wii that wasn't going to end well. : OutlawSundown
    • wait fucking seriously? : DeBurgoThis person is cool!
    • I wonder what his contract says. So whacky. : pigvomitThis person is cool!
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      It probably depends on what the contract says, but most "spokesperson" contracts require you to not take ... : ermacThis person is cool!
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        Because armed with only the basic facts and no knowledge of the law (Sony hires actor to play a role in a... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
        • Yeah, you really have to know the details for these kind of things, because so many areas of law are pote... : pigvomitThis person is cool!
      • That's probably what it is. Back when Pierce Brosnan was playing James Bond his contract stated that he c... : ProziumThis person is cool!