Tom Brady is a little bitch

levistep · Dec 7, 2006

Tom Brady Blitzes Yahoo!

NFL star sues over use of image in firm's fantasy football promos

DECEMBER 7--Along with a sweeping management reorganization and shrinking stock price, Yahoo! also has to contend with a lawsuit filed against it by the gridiron's golden boy, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who claims that the online giant improperly used his image to promote its fantasy football game. In a federal complaint (a copy of which you'll find below), Brady, 29, charges Yahoo! used his photo without authorization in a September 2006 Sports Illustrated ad and in banner ads on Yahoo! Sports pages. In the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court by a Brady management company, the three-time Super Bowl champion notes that fantasy football is a $4 billion industry and that the Yahoo! fantasy site is the Internet's largest, with 4.4 million users last year. Brady alleges that Yahoo!'s use of his image connotes a false endorsement and, as such, is seeking unspecified punitive and compensatory damages against the company. The complaint notes that while the football All-Pro is a "worldwide celebrity" who has become "famous for his prowess as an NFL quarterback, his fame is not limited to the world of sports. In 2005, Tom Brady hosted "Saturday Night Live." (9 pages)
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RDC-3 · Dec 7, 2006

he is right and would probably win the lawsuit but when is enough for these overpaid spoiled athletes?

levistep · Dec 7, 2006

RDC-3 said:
he is right and would probably win the lawsuit but when is enough for these overpaid spoiled athletes?

But isn't he a hero for taking a pay cut down to only $12 mil a year?

CollegeFan · Dec 7, 2006

levistep said:
But isn't he a hero for taking a pay cut down to only $12 mil a year?

It's not being greedy, or overpaid.

Why the hell should he let a corporate giant such as Yahoo! profit off of his likeness? I would do the same thing.

Perhaps the Yahoo! management is overpaid??

TescoVee · Dec 7, 2006

well NFLPA has an agreement with Yahoo for fantasy sports so not sure where his case would have merit

Antonioli · Dec 7, 2006

It has gotta be the agent's idea

bulldog77 · Dec 7, 2006

He is right. The question is when is enough for greedy bastards at Yahoo!?

DrunkenHorseplayer · Dec 7, 2006

Yahoo would do the same kind of crap and already have. Remember those yahoo ads where someone would sing, and draw out, the word yahooooooooooooo? That was copyrighted by an obscure country singer and after yahoo blatantly stole it and were sued by him they tried to starve him out and finally paid him money after years of litigation. I think Brady's overrated but I hope he takes them to the cleaners here.

RDC-3 · Dec 7, 2006

Drunken Horseplayer said:
Yahoo would do the same kind of crap and already have. Remember those yahoo ads where someone would sing, and draw out, the word yahooooooooooooo? That was copyrighted by an obscure country singer and after yahoo blatantly stole it and were sued by him they tried to starve him out and finally paid him money after years of litigation. I think Brady's overrated but I hope he takes them to the cleaners here.

very valid points about Yahoo. Im sorry Mr Brady.But it still isnt Brady like to sue anyone.Robert Reed would want you to settle this by talking about it like Peter did with Buddy Hinton.