Current Events > Lindsey Lohan failed to sue Rockstar yet again

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43596000

The actress Lindsay Lohan has failed in her latest attempt to sue the maker of the video game Grand Theft Auto V.

Six judges at New York state's Court of Appeals unanimously rejected her privacy case after dismissing a claim that one of the title's characters was based on her.

Instead, the judges said, the in-game "actress slash singer" merely resembled a generic young woman.

The case dates back to 2014 when Ms Lohan first sued Rockstar Games.

She claimed at the time that the character of Lacey Jones not only looked like her, but also had a similar sounding voice and wore clothes that resembled her own clothing line.

Neither Ms Lohan nor Rockstar's owner, Take-Two Interactive, has commented following the latest ruling.

'Invasion of privacy'
More than 275 million copies of the Grand Theft Auto video game have been sold since its launch in September 2013.

Despite being more than four years old, the title topped the UK games sales charts for the 15th time earlier this month, thanks to its enduring appeal and the continued release of new content.

By contrast, over the same period, Ms Lohan's own career has waned. A recurring role in the British TV series Sick Note was one of her highest profile recent jobs, and earlier this month she announced she had become a spokeswoman for a law website.

The appeal judges had accepted her claim that a computer game character could constitute a "portrait", which supported her invasion of privacy claim.

However, they decided that in this case the likeness was not strong enough.

"[The] artistic renderings are indistinct, satirical representations of the style, look and persona of a modern, beach-going young woman... that is not recognisable as plaintiff," Judge Eugene Fahey wrote in his ruling.

The court also rejected a claim that another GTA V character was based on the reality TV star Karen Gravano on similar grounds.

so that's what she has been up to lately. it's probably not a smart idea to waste what little money she has left on a doomed suit.
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Lindsay Lohan resembles a generic young woman.
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Is that "invasion of privacy" or... I mean even if it was a parody, would she even be able to call it "defamation of character" ?

IoP just doesn't seem fitting.
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dreamvoid posted...

By contrast, over the same period, Ms Lohan's own career has waned. A recurring role in the British TV series Sick Note was one of her highest profile recent jobs, and earlier this month she announced she had become a spokeswoman for a law website.

rekt
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Sick Note is a live action British TV series where a person can cure or cause aliment to any person as long as they know the face and name of the person.
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Anisoptera posted...

Sick Note is a live action British TV series where a person can cure or cause aliment to any person as long as they know the face and name of the person.

so, it's a rip-off of death note that only bothered to change a single word in the title.
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dreamvoid posted...

Anisoptera posted...

Sick Note is a live action British TV series where a person can cure or cause aliment to any person as long as they know the face and name of the person.

so, it's a rip-off of death note that only bothered to change a single word in the title.

Might as well have a show about school boys saving the word called Sailor Sun
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Parody is covered by fair use so I'm not sure what she expected out of this
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frozenshock posted...

Lindsay Lohan resembles a generic young woman.

I always took the character in the game as emblematic of the young starlet, with a squeaky clean public persona, with a wild personal life on the side. That type of character in Hollywood has been around for decades before Lindsay Lohan showed up. That she takes it as representative of her own life says more about her than it does the character in the game.
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Behaviorism posted...

dreamvoid posted...

Anisoptera posted...

Sick Note is a live action British TV series where a person can cure or cause aliment to any person as long as they know the face and name of the person.

so, it's a rip-off of death note that only bothered to change a single word in the title.

Might as well have a show about school boys saving the word called Sailor Sun

Sounds like a gay porn
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pres_madagascar posted...

Behaviorism posted...

dreamvoid posted...

Anisoptera posted...

Sick Note is a live action British TV series where a person can cure or cause aliment to any person as long as they know the face and name of the person.

so, it's a rip-off of death note that only bothered to change a single word in the title.

Might as well have a show about school boys saving the word called Sailor Sun

Sounds like a gay porn

go on.....
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That lady looks nothing like Lindsey Lohan >_> I never got why she would think that
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in case people are getting it twisted, she isn't sueing due to the likeness of the "blond selfie girl" artwork, she is suing because she thinks THIS character is a straight rip off of her:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwjWX2XQ3TI" data-time="

it's absolutely hilarious that she saw this nutjob and thought "this is me!".
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Anisoptera posted...

Sick Note is a live action British TV series where a person can cure or cause aliment to any person as long as they know the face and name of the person.

It's actually a pretty common thing needed for hexes and curses, the person who makes the request needs to tell the hex caster the name and description of their victim, maybe even bring an object like hair from the intended victim.

Those sorts of hex things predate death note by centuries.
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chill02 posted...

dreamvoid posted...

By contrast, over the same period, Ms Lohan's own career has waned. A recurring role in the British TV series Sick Note was one of her highest profile recent jobs, and earlier this month she announced she had become a spokeswoman for a law website.

rekt

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earlier this month she announced she had become a spokeswoman for a law website

LOL. If I was looking for a law firm and I saw that Lindsay Lohan was the face of one, I'd keep looking.
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Manocheese posted...

earlier this month she announced she had become a spokeswoman for a law website

LOL. If I was looking for a law firm and I saw that Lindsay Lohan was the face of one, I'd keep looking.

"Hire us, we keep Lindsey Lohan out of jail!"
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the said character is hotter than her
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Behaviorism posted...

dreamvoid posted...

Anisoptera posted...

Sick Note is a live action British TV series where a person can cure or cause aliment to any person as long as they know the face and name of the person.

so, it's a rip-off of death note that only bothered to change a single word in the title.

Might as well have a show about school boys saving the word called Sailor Sun

I'd watch that. Who doesn't love hot sea men?
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