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On Presidents and Prime Ministers Appearing in Games

By pete_gallagher

In light of President Obama's appearance in Madden NFL 11 and the upcoming NBA 2K11, Kotaku took a look at the Politics of Presidential Appearances.

In both games, a representation of Obama is used to help celebrate a Super Bowl win or an NBA championship. While the President does have rights to his likeness, Villanova University School of Law Professor Michael Risch stated that, 'A sitting president is probably never going to sue.'

Kotaku wrote:

Essentially, a president is the one A-list celebrity you get to use for free, provided you're not too egregious about it. A sitting president filing a civil suit over the unauthorised use of his image is as bad a play politically as could be imagined, especially if the work in which he's appearing is complimentary and respectful as is the case with Madden and NBA 2K. Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on September 27, 2010 (boomark / email).

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