Tom Brady Sues Yahoo

[mikesilvia]

Interesting!

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."

[NiteWolf777]

it would appear that the golden child is the same stock of crybaby as the manning boys....lawsuits over fantasy football, screaming and cursing his own teammates....maybe he's related to em....

[mikesilvia]

I am sure Brady's agent had a lot to do with this!

I don't think Tom Brady is the bad guy in this. Yahoo and all companies know that they must pay people to use their image and endorsement. This is why many card companies can't produce pro cards. Talk to anyone at In the Game or other card companies that lose contacts to make pro cards.

I have a feeling people will not sign a contact to be on the cover of Madden next year! I know I am praying Tomlinson is not on the next cover!

Mike

[NiteWolf777]

hell i'm just glad Ben wasn't on the cover, with the luck he had this year....he'd probably be planted somewhere if he had gotten that.

[beanschat]

I was surprised when you guys started using the pics you did on this site

[mikesilvia]

Beanschat,

I agree and will look into it. We are not the #1 Fantasy site, but we do have ads and the Power Membership. Good point and I will look around and ask the question.

Mike