High Court Wants Microsoft’s, Epic’s Briefs In Video Game Publicity Rights Row

Mealey's (March 23, 2021, 10:51 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even though Microsoft Corp. and Epic Games Inc. opted to not respond to a wrestler’s publicity rights petition for certiorari over the purported use of his likeness in a violent video game, the U.S. Supreme Court on March 17 asked both companies to submit briefs responding to questions about weighing freedom of expression rights under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution with an individual’s publicity and privacy rights....