CM Punk suing WWE over 2K15

[The 4th Doctor]

 

well maybe wwe should counter sue him for breach of contract

They can't. WWE workers are subcontractors. If they want to take their ball and go home they can.

 

that sucks

[Mystiquε]

lolskinnyfatass

[Loo The Boss]

CM Broke lol

[Auday]

I dont care, I'll play career mode but last gen owners are fucked, no career and no 2k showcase!

Edited September 4, 2014 by Auday Elyafe™

[jitz]

The most important thing legally is you cannot sign over your own likeness, ever. So a company cannot own your face. So the name, the moves, the gimmick are all irrelevant, CM Punk owns his own face and has to give permission for it to be used. As a WWE worker, consent is given. Currently he's not under WWE contract so he has to give consent (just like all the WWE Legends that either personally give permission, or the estate does).

 

So no he's not having a bitch or a whinge, if a videogame used my face and I wasn't getting paid for it, I would sue as well. 

[mrblacksheep]

I don't think it will matter. There will be hundreds of caws of him whether he's in or not.

Edited September 4, 2014 by mrblacksheep

[Auday]

I don't think it will matter. There will be hundeds caws of him whether he's in or not.

IlAnd what about 2k showcase mode? That's why people care.

[mrelectriccity]

yeah seen were Punk went on a rant about somebody leaking a photo of him and AJ posing on they wedding day and threatened to block anyone who tweet the pic cause he couldn't punch them in the face. pigs lol so of course after reading it i tweeted the pic lmao F'em 

[The 4th Doctor]

Last time I checked Showcase is mode is on 360 and Ps3 too only Career mode is one and Ps4 exclusive

[mrblacksheep]

I dont care, I'll play career mode but last gen owners are fucked, no career and no 2k showcase!

I woundt say they are fucked. They still get a game.

[BrotchMrToast]

Anyone else in Punk's position would do the exact same thing. Don't lie to yourselves.

Definitely not. In fact, I wouldn't have left a company before my contract expries in the first place. Stop trying to defend him, he might have been a great wrestler, but he's an absolute asshole. Face it.

[The 4th Doctor]

 

Anyone else in Punk's position would do the exact same thing. Don't lie to yourselves.

Definitely not. In fact, I wouldn't have left a company before my contract expries in the first place. Stop trying to defend him, he might have been a great wrestler, but he's an absolute asshole. Face it.

 

Agreed look at Ryder he has been buried countless times and he hasn't took his ball and left the company he continues to stay and put over talent.

[BrotchMrToast]

I like how nobody in here seems to have the slightest idea how contracts work, yet everyone tries to look smart. You're all idiots.

Contract for a game =/= Contract as a Wrestler.

Goldberg was in last years game, I assume everybody thinks he had a WWE contract aswell? As for people who are dead, the WWE owns their name, their likeness etc., so someone within the company can sign the contract OR, if the WWE for whatever reason does not own the rights to a specific wrestler, a family member of a said wrestler has to sign a contract, as simple as that.

Video games usually sign the contracts to their games about half a year before they even start developing the actual game, and since Punk probably had a multi-year contract, it's very likely that 2k still has the right to use him in the game.

Now, that's all just speculations. Nobody can really know wether CM Punk still has/had some sort of a contract going with 2k, so there is no point in guessing and fighting over it.

[Loo The Boss]

I hope the WWE makes an example out of this prick...he walks out & expects to get paid haha this nigga ain't special

[Zark]

And this is why I couldn't care less when he left! such a bitchy guy. 

 

And tbh if they did take him out personally I wont be bothered as I wasn't going to use him anyway but the 2K Showcase thing will be messed up  

Edited September 4, 2014 by Zarky

[Beyond The Ropes]

Let us all just pray that this is the modern day mind fuck question of...

Was it a work, was it a shoot?

C.M. Punk screwed C.M. Punk, right? Haha.

What does he honestly have to gain from this at all? Probably not THAT much money, or just attention?

If he ever did decide to come back, he's getting a shit ton of attention and that's exactly what the WWE wants.

[Titavius]

First of all, 2K ARE responsible, NOT WWE. The only reason we had RVD in 2011, and Hogan in 2k14 was 2K/THQ had their own permissions. WWE can still supply things like music and video footage for those performers, but the characters themselves had contracts with the publishers. 

 

Punk can claim a share of the royalties that WWE receive, but as he breached his contract, I really don't know why he'd bother. 

 

Punk will probably be on the disk. It's too late to physically extract his likeness from the disk. However, they can completely lock him down, kind of like an NPC, so he'll be completely hidden and inaccessible. 

 

They've done this in the past tons of times. 

[thecore77]

If Punk wins this lawsuit before the game is released, it could push back the release date for the game.

[Auday]

He won't....

[Fozy]

Wow, I don't think any of you know what you're talking about. Strum pretty much nails it. They're using his likeness for a game in which he will be a big draw for. He isn't getting paid for this. It's a pretty simple scenario.

[BrotchMrToast]

Wow, I don't think any of you know what you're talking about. Strum pretty much nails it. They're using his likeness for a game in which he will be a big draw for. He isn't getting paid for this. It's a pretty simple scenario.

From the man who knows what he's talking about. Listen up folks, this guy has swung with 'em all!

[tich]

looks like we might gonna have another legendary topic 

 

[BEAST987]

He won't be removed he's part of the rivalry mode with Cena

Well serve 2k right from all the greatest rivarliers they choose Punk Vs Cena where we could of had Mankind Vs Undertaker ( imagine the  matches we would of got Boiler Room Brawl, Buried Alive Match improved for the PS4) , SCSA Vs The Rock,

The Rock Vs HHH, HBK Vs Bret.

Edited September 4, 2014 by BEAST987

[Auday]

He won't be removed he's part of the rivalry mode with Cena

Well serve 2k right from all the greatest rivarliers they choose Punk Vs Cena where we could of had Mankind Vs Undertaker ( imagine the matches we would of got Boiler Room Brawl, Buried Alive Match improved for the PS4) , SCSA Vs The Rock,

The Rock Vs HHH, HBK Vs Bret.

We GOT ALL THAT ON WWE'13 SHUT THE FUCK UP WITH YOUR LEGENDS SHIT.

[w00ody]

I don't see Punk going through with this if it is true, he could easily of spoke out about being in the game when 2K decided on the Showcase rivalries when he was with the company.