GTA 6: Florida Joker Demands $2 Million From Rockstar for "Taking" His Life; Gets Roasted By Red Dead's Arthur Morgan Instead
GTA 6: Florida Joker Demands $2 Million From Rockstar for "Taking" His Life; Gets Roasted By Red Dead's Arthur Morgan Instead
Florida Joker is in the news again, this time demanding to speak with Rockstar Games, or to be given $1-2 million over his likeness in GTA 6.
Florida Joker is in the news again, this time demanding to speak with Rockstar Games, or to be given $1-2 million over his likeness in GTA 6.
Is this article AI generated? It's absolutely awful. Ending with youtube-style engagement bait is just embarrassing, you're the journalist, you should be the one to reach out to a lawyer and get an opinion.
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Idk I'd like to at least think AI can spell "grand theft auto" correctly unlike how they spelled it in the article.
Either bad AI or just a bad writer with no proofreading.
I don't really know what the Florida Joker did other than look horrible, but I kind of agree that Rockstar took his likeness to the benefit of their game. He should be compensated.
I'd be pretty upset too if someone used my likeness in a game and applied it to some fucked up scenario.
And it’s funny how it doesn’t apply both ways. Go make a parody of one of Rockstars IP and see how fast you get cease and desist.
Different face, different tattoos. Sure, it's definitely inspired by him but looks legally distinct.
With GTAV, Kate Upton also sued for her likeness being taken for one of the loading screens. I don't recall how that one ended.
Looked it up, apparently Lindsay Lohan sued them and lost. The image is without a doubt Kate Uptons face traced over a real life photo though from what I just saw, but she herself hasn't tried to sue them..
It was Lindsey Lohan who sued
https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/news/lindsay-lohan-grand-theft-auto-five-lawsuit-110273-20230907
He just realised that's the only way he can make money off a terrible decision.
He should be compensated.
But why
Put yourself in his shoes for a second. You have appeared on TV over something you did. Good or bad, it doesn't matter. Then you realize some game company that's making a parody of the society you live in use your image and personality traits that are directly identifiable to you to create a character that parodies YOU. And they put this other YOU in various scenarios that you may or may not agree with. And they're going to pull a hefty profit from using this version of YOU while you don't receive a penny.
Does that sound fair?
Rockstar just stole Florida’s likeness and made it a game. Congratulations on trying but failing being creative or edgy. Feels like Rockstar has hit their 40’s.
How’s that different from they always did? Isn’t Vice City based on Miami, 4 based in NYC, and 5 on LA? They’ve always just taken the likeness of a city in America and called it a game.