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<blockquote data-quote="C A Iversen" data-source="post: 115723"><p>I agree it's stupid, but they do have to have consent in case a players naming rights in relation to their rugby career are held by their home nation's rugby union.</p><p></p><p>You can say it's crap, but it's true. </p><p></p><p>It's like saying that it's crap that you have to ask your local council for consent to put an extension onto a building on your own land, unfortunately you have to in most parts of the world. With naming rights you also need consent.</p><p></p><p>Do I think Serge Blanco or Grant Fox would sue EA? No, I don't. Do I think that companies like EA have to protect themselves from publishing intellectual property and names for which they don't have consent? </p><p></p><p>No. I know it as a fact. </p><p></p><p>Any Classic All-Blacks side would need NZRFU approval, EA's current rights don't extend to historical teams or players. They would not grant permission unless all the players whose names are used consented to it.</p><p></p><p>I'm banging my head against a brick wall here as I know no-one seems to understand legalities unless it relates to current players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C A Iversen, post: 115723"] I agree it's stupid, but they do have to have consent in case a players naming rights in relation to their rugby career are held by their home nation's rugby union. You can say it's crap, but it's true. It's like saying that it's crap that you have to ask your local council for consent to put an extension onto a building on your own land, unfortunately you have to in most parts of the world. With naming rights you also need consent. Do I think Serge Blanco or Grant Fox would sue EA? No, I don't. Do I think that companies like EA have to protect themselves from publishing intellectual property and names for which they don't have consent? No. I know it as a fact. Any Classic All-Blacks side would need NZRFU approval, EA's current rights don't extend to historical teams or players. They would not grant permission unless all the players whose names are used consented to it. I'm banging my head against a brick wall here as I know no-one seems to understand legalities unless it relates to current players. [/QUOTE]
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