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EA being sued for unauthorized likeness use in Madden, Fight Night, NCAA

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According to a report on Kotaku, EA are being sued for unauthorized use of likenesses in EA Sports titles such as Madden NFL 09, NCAA and Fight Night Round 4.

The lawsuits come from Byron Bishop (NCAA), a licensing group for boxers known as Fighters Inc (Fight Night) and John "Big Dawg" Thompson (Madden), who is an unofficial mascot of the Cleveland Browns (we think) sitting in the stands of games for the Browns.

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Fight Night Round 4

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Madden NFL 09

PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, Nintendo Wii, PSP, Nintendo DS

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