Microsoft, Epic Tell Supreme Court Ex-Wrestler’s Petition Threatens 1st Amendment Rights

Mealey's (May 20, 2021, 1:34 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a May 17 brief opposing a professional wrestler’s petition for certiorari in a publicity rights lawsuit, Microsoft Corp., Epic Games Inc. and a former colleague of the wrestler tell the U.S. Supreme Court that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of the creators of works, such as video games, to make transformative uses of the likenesses of people in their works....