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NFL player sues fantasy football provider FanDuel on Rights of Publicity, false association, unjust enrichment.  Competitor DraftKings, which is the target of a different type of class action along with FanDuel, has a deal with NFLPA.

FanDuel does have a deal with hometown team, the Ravens.   FanDuel has apparently previously had deals with individual players, including plaintiff, Pierre Garcon.

Text of complaint: Garcon-FanDuel-lawsuit-1

Defendant’s unauthorized work that made “fair use” of its source material (it was a parody of the movie POINT BREAK). 2d Cir holding:  if the creator of an unauthorized work stays within the bounds of fair use and adds sufficient originality, she may claim protection under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 103, for her original contributions.

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