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Battlefield 3
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First Person Shooter
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In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York. As a U.S. Marine in the ...
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EA and Bell go to court over Battlefield 3 Choppers
In a pre-emptive strike, Electronic Arts has decided to sue Textron Inc, owners of Bell Helicopters, over the use of the choppers in Battlefield 3.
Textron Inc earlier threatened to sue EA for using the branded helicopters in the game but now the game publisher hopes to outsmart the Helicopter company by going to court first and convincing a California judge that using the choppers in BF3 is a form of artistic expression.
This may have set a precedent, but the small difference is that the court ruled in favour of EA at the time as the right-of-publicity statue in Indiana (where the case was held) doesn't protect personalities who died before it was written into law.
Textron Inc earlier threatened to sue EA for using the branded helicopters in the game but now the game publisher hopes to outsmart the Helicopter company by going to court first and convincing a California judge that using the choppers in BF3 is a form of artistic expression.
In this new case, EA hopes to convince a California court that Battlefield 3's use of Textron's "Bell" helicopters is a form of artistic expression protected by the First Amendment, since these real-world brands help the game realistically portray military combat.
Textron previously warned EA that it would take legal action to defend its trademarks to the AH-1Z, UH-1Y and V-22 Bell helicopters depicted in the game, but EA chose to file a its own suit to settle the disagreement.
In a previous case, where EA used the name "Dillinger" (after the famous bankrobber) in The Godfather and the subsequent sequel, the court ruled that artistic expression takes precedent over a company's trademark rights.Textron previously warned EA that it would take legal action to defend its trademarks to the AH-1Z, UH-1Y and V-22 Bell helicopters depicted in the game, but EA chose to file a its own suit to settle the disagreement.
This may have set a precedent, but the small difference is that the court ruled in favour of EA at the time as the right-of-publicity statue in Indiana (where the case was held) doesn't protect personalities who died before it was written into law.
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