‘Call of Duty’ Didn’t Rip Off Booker T Comic Character, Jury Says

Activision Blizzard Inc. didn’t infringe wrestler Booker T’s “G.I. Bro” comic character with a character in its “Call of Duty” video game, a Texas federal jury has ruled.

Booker T. Huffman said the company’s “Prophet” character from the “Black Ops 4" edition of the “Call of Duty” franchise was strikingly similar to his comic book hero. In a June 23 filing asking the judge to take the decision out of the jury’s hands, Activision said the only unique thing claimed by Huffman was a ‘facial expression’ or ‘attitude,’ both of which, it said, are unprotectable.

The U.S. District Court for ...