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Facebook's Sponsored Stories Settlement Could Have Broader Implications
23 May 2012, 4:35 pm
Sheryl Sandberg Facebook is staying quiet on Tuesday’s settlement of a lawsuit brought by five members who objected to their
likenesses being used in Sponsored Stories, and perhaps with good reason. After all, court documents filed on behalf of the plaintiffs quote Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg as saying Sponsored Stories are two to three times more valuable than a standard ...
Former NCAA athletes lawsuit against EA moves forward
21 May 2012, 2:54 pm
The class action lawsuit filed by former NCAA athletes accusing EA of using their
likenesses without providing compensation of any kind will continue on, following denial of the publisher’s request for dismissal. Courthouse News reports U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken revealed the decision last week. The same judge had ruled in EA’s favor in previous dismissal requests regarding an anti-trust ...
EA still has to face NCAA class action suit
19 May 2012, 12:04 am
In a recent order , U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken has denied Electronic Arts' request to have a class action lawsuit against it dismissed. According to Courthouse News , the lawsuit was filed by former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes, who have accused EA of using their
likenesses without compensation.
Judge refuses to throw out NCAA conspiracy suit against EA
18 May 2012, 12:41 pm
A federal judge has refused Electronic Arts' request to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought against it by former NCAA student athletes, who allege the publisher conspired to uses their
likenesses without compensation. EA will now have to defend its case in court -- some have speculated that if the company loses that case, it could pay damages of as much as $1 billion to former NCAA athletes ...
Famed Shiite clerics meet in wax in Iraq
11 May 2012, 10:03 am
Some of the most famed Shiite clerics of modern times have gathered together in a modest room under a religious school in Najaf in central Iraq -- as wax figures, waiting to be put on display.
World - likenesses
Olympic theme is competition winner - Exeter Express-Echo
25 May 2012, 12:26 am
MORE than 1,500 votes were cast for the best scarecrows across south Devon. Thirty scarecrows including
likenesses of Heston Blooming Lovely and the Queen were displayed at this year's Exeter Food Festival as part of Fermoy's Garden Centre's annual competition.
India protests steep gas price hike - montrealgazette.com
24 May 2012, 9:24 am
In some areas,
likenesses of Sonia Gandhi, the leader of the Congress party that heads the ruling coalition, were also set ablaze. Petrol, or gasoline, is not subsidized by the government, but state refiners, which dominate the market ...
Celebrity Entrepreneurs On The Rise? - Forbes
16 May 2012, 5:41 pm
Sure, a lot of these glitzy moguls-in-the-making have business managers and research teams, but compare their entrepreneurial endeavors to what they could be doing – renting out their
likenesses to underwear ads – and you’ve got to admit ...
Famed Shiite clerics meet in wax in Iraq - YAHOO!
12 May 2012, 3:41 am
The 20
likenesses depicting people who studied, lived or were born in Najaf, most of them clerics, are arrayed around the walls of the carpeted room, with fans protecting them from the heat. Another statue is in a room upstairs, while 38 more are on order ...
