Mr Kobayashi
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Note to mods, I put in here because of the footballers involvement but if it is more suited to off-topic, please move.
At what point do you not just think fuck it, I have enough money coming in from other revenue streams, this money helps my fellow professionals and some fights are just not worth the time?
If he that really it is the case that Bale had never heard of the FifPro's relationship with image licensing despite appearing on the cover in 2014 he should probably appoint a better agent/personal lawyer because you would have thought when he signed such a deal, as it would have been quite easy to advise him he was going to be in the game anyway and the money was for the cover and marketing image rights.
Although what can you expect from someone who tried to trademark a heart shaped hand logo of a gesture he didn't invent.
Ibrahimovic and Bale query Fifa rights
Gareth Bale and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are consulting their lawyers about the use of their names and images in Fifa video games.
www.bbc.co.uk
Leading footballers such as Gareth Bale and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are consulting their lawyers about the use of their names and images in video games.
AC Milan striker Ibrahimovic claimed on social media that EA Sports' Fifa games were "making profit on my name and face without any agreement all these years".
Bale, on loan at Tottenham, joined in, using the hashtag "#TimeToInvestigate".
A source close to the Wales forward claimed players and agents around the world are also seeking legal advice.
That source pointed to an example in Brazil from June, where players won a settlement of 6.5m Brazilian real - a little over £900,000 - after the Union of Athletes of Santa Catarina brought a case against the game's developers, EA Sports, in court.
At what point do you not just think fuck it, I have enough money coming in from other revenue streams, this money helps my fellow professionals and some fights are just not worth the time?
Bale, 31, responded by writing: "@Ibra_official Interesting... what is @FIFPro ? #TimeToInvestigate."
Ibrahimović and Bale have appeared in several versions of Fifa, with Bale appearing on the cover of Fifa 14 alongside Barcelona and Argentina great Lionel Messi.
If he that really it is the case that Bale had never heard of the FifPro's relationship with image licensing despite appearing on the cover in 2014 he should probably appoint a better agent/personal lawyer because you would have thought when he signed such a deal, as it would have been quite easy to advise him he was going to be in the game anyway and the money was for the cover and marketing image rights.
Although what can you expect from someone who tried to trademark a heart shaped hand logo of a gesture he didn't invent.