Booker T Suit Over Call of Duty Character Legit, Judge Says (1)

Professional wrestler Booker T should be allowed to proceed with his copyright lawsuit against Activision over a “Call of Duty” video game character, a federal magistrate judge in Texas said.

Booker T. Huffman sufficiently alleged that the character Phantom created by Activision Blizzard Inc. bore “striking similarity” to his copyrighted drawings of G.I. Bro, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne said in recommending the court toss Activision’s motion to dismiss.

The Nov. 27 recommendation shows that images attached to a complaint, and not just written allegations, can help establish a copyright claim’s ...