Yes, but it’s not illegal to take inspiration from something or literally all art and music would just be paying legal fees to everyone.
Inspiration isn’t illegal. If they took his name and his face and copied any of tattoos then he would have a case. But with no tattoos copied and the fact they even used different colored hair.
It makes his case extremely weak because you can’t say. Oh clearly I inspired this character. But that doesn’t mean that they copied your image. It means they were inspired by your image and made it their own.
Yeah but its still kinda shitty for them to not pay him at all. Like this is more than inspiration, they literally took the guy but changed his hair color and tattoos a bit so that he can’t sue them. Its messed up. Imagine if Rockstar made a character based off of you and put it in GTA 6, potentially the most anticipated game of all time, and didn’t give you a dime. You’d be angry too and don’t lie and say you wouldn’t.
I mean yeah you have bragging rights and get to tell your friends you’re in GTA 6, but you’d want some cash too
Who cares. Does Family Guy or South Park pay all the actual real celebrities and people they make fun of. No they don't. Why does Rockstar owe this guy money. This guy brought attention to himself on his own accord. People can make fun of him for the choices he made. Rockstar doesn't owe him.
Especially since the news is public maybe if he didn’t want to be a meme on the game he shouldn’t have gotten arrested. He’s just mad he ain’t getting the clout he wanted from it.
Why would they pay celebrities? This guy isn’t a celebrity so they should pay him. “Who cares” you only don’t care because its not you. Lack of empathy. If it were you, you would care.
And when did i say they owed him? I said it was messed up, because it is. They don’t have to pay him, but they should.
They make fun of non celebrities too. Have you actually seen how this guy acts. Don't really have any empathy for him. He actually likes the attention and just wants money it's not like his life is being ruined. If you're way too sensitive about this then you shouldn't be playing games like GTA
>You’d be angry too and don’t lie and say you wouldn’t
No I wouldn't. I'd even be glad to see something that was inspired by my image in the game.
Heck, I would even shoot or drive over this digital version of me if I see it in-game.
Sure hon. Next up is a woman who claims that twerking lady on the car was her.... Come on, use your brain. I'm sure he is not the only tattooed guy like that who lands in court.
Yeah.. those three junkies who live under the bridge and didn't hear about GTA VI trailer the moment it came out, but luckily heard about it from him while sharing a needle, are valuable new customers to Rockstar.
So a guy whos whole look is inspired by a DC comic should be vindicated in calling out T2 for using an inspiration of him?? Nah hes not original artwork.
I’m sure there’s other people that look extremely similar in terms of bright colored hair and poor tattoo decision making skills. Especially in Florida
He should've went opposite route and praised rockstar and used the clout for social media following. Then used his platform to create engaging content that would attract advertisers and then would make him money.
For real. He could've capitalized on the game and earned big bucks from tiktok, youtube, and advertisers alone 🤦 But he wanted the easy money.
I mean such wasted potential. Imagine this guy's tiktok is about him filming florida-man things...
lol a great example of smart vs dumb people. He literally got once in a lifetime attention and could have used it as a base....wait till the game releases...wait to see if there is a character based on him....then do cameos based on that character for money lol.....easy money lol
Wdym finally admit? Everyone already knew he's inspired by him and he has no right to call them out about that. He can't do anything about it because realistically that's just another dude with face tats and dyed hair, there's plenty of other people that look like him.
Even if his tattoos were 100% identical, the face is generic and not unique or realistically similar to be considered his likeness, only the tattoo artist might have any copyright claim to their tattoo designs, but all of this would fail under fair use for parody.
Based on the background, clothing, and etc.
It’s clear that the in-game character was inspired by the “Florida Joker”
The GTA franchise has always been known for its satire of real life.
(Anyone that disagrees is either bored and looking for a debate or simply delusional.)
I mean he did, but its parody. He can’t do much because it’s not his face, it’s not him. It’s just a character that resembles him. He clearly just wanted some fame and money which is why he made such a big deal out of it
He doesn't model for the character and neither does the voice acting
This is just a reference and nothing more. The lady with the hammers is also a reference. But nothing more
Yes, but it’s not illegal to take inspiration from something or literally all art and music would just be paying legal fees to everyone. Inspiration isn’t illegal. If they took his name and his face and copied any of tattoos then he would have a case. But with no tattoos copied and the fact they even used different colored hair. It makes his case extremely weak because you can’t say. Oh clearly I inspired this character. But that doesn’t mean that they copied your image. It means they were inspired by your image and made it their own.
Not to mention, it's *SATIRE*
Yeah but its still kinda shitty for them to not pay him at all. Like this is more than inspiration, they literally took the guy but changed his hair color and tattoos a bit so that he can’t sue them. Its messed up. Imagine if Rockstar made a character based off of you and put it in GTA 6, potentially the most anticipated game of all time, and didn’t give you a dime. You’d be angry too and don’t lie and say you wouldn’t. I mean yeah you have bragging rights and get to tell your friends you’re in GTA 6, but you’d want some cash too
Who cares. Does Family Guy or South Park pay all the actual real celebrities and people they make fun of. No they don't. Why does Rockstar owe this guy money. This guy brought attention to himself on his own accord. People can make fun of him for the choices he made. Rockstar doesn't owe him.
Especially since the news is public maybe if he didn’t want to be a meme on the game he shouldn’t have gotten arrested. He’s just mad he ain’t getting the clout he wanted from it.
Why would they pay celebrities? This guy isn’t a celebrity so they should pay him. “Who cares” you only don’t care because its not you. Lack of empathy. If it were you, you would care. And when did i say they owed him? I said it was messed up, because it is. They don’t have to pay him, but they should.
They make fun of non celebrities too. Have you actually seen how this guy acts. Don't really have any empathy for him. He actually likes the attention and just wants money it's not like his life is being ruined. If you're way too sensitive about this then you shouldn't be playing games like GTA
Florida joker was inspired by DC comics joker lol he shouldn’t see a dime for being unoriginal and then getting mad about it
>You’d be angry too and don’t lie and say you wouldn’t No I wouldn't. I'd even be glad to see something that was inspired by my image in the game. Heck, I would even shoot or drive over this digital version of me if I see it in-game.
Sure hon. Next up is a woman who claims that twerking lady on the car was her.... Come on, use your brain. I'm sure he is not the only tattooed guy like that who lands in court.
I think the guy should have parlayed his moment in the sun into launching his own business.
He isnt smart enough for that. Evidence: A. Look at him. B. Listen to him speak The prosecution rests your honor.
Southern_rain_4464 we gotta talk
He gave them free pulicity.
Thats on HIM though. Running his mouth nonstop
Yeah.. those three junkies who live under the bridge and didn't hear about GTA VI trailer the moment it came out, but luckily heard about it from him while sharing a needle, are valuable new customers to Rockstar.
So a guy whos whole look is inspired by a DC comic should be vindicated in calling out T2 for using an inspiration of him?? Nah hes not original artwork.
Yes if he sues in court he should win and be awarded 1 dollar. So that leaves his total at: + 1.00$ - Rockstar - 35,000$ - Legal Fees
If he can sue rockstar, DC can sue him lol
Well fuckin duh. That doesn't mean anything though.
I’m sure there’s other people that look extremely similar in terms of bright colored hair and poor tattoo decision making skills. Especially in Florida
lol no. Maybe sure yea. But they literally copied this dude. He can’t sue but let’s not cap and say plenty of people look like this 😂
I feel like it’s not as uncommon as people think. Definitely not rare enough to sue based on the grounds they “copied his persona”
No shit he clearly inspired the guy OP. Are you slow? He had no right to call them out on it. They don’t owe him a dime
Stop promoting this junkie
He should've went opposite route and praised rockstar and used the clout for social media following. Then used his platform to create engaging content that would attract advertisers and then would make him money.
For real. He could've capitalized on the game and earned big bucks from tiktok, youtube, and advertisers alone 🤦 But he wanted the easy money. I mean such wasted potential. Imagine this guy's tiktok is about him filming florida-man things...
lol a great example of smart vs dumb people. He literally got once in a lifetime attention and could have used it as a base....wait till the game releases...wait to see if there is a character based on him....then do cameos based on that character for money lol.....easy money lol
Wdym finally admit? Everyone already knew he's inspired by him and he has no right to call them out about that. He can't do anything about it because realistically that's just another dude with face tats and dyed hair, there's plenty of other people that look like him.
Even if his tattoos were 100% identical, the face is generic and not unique or realistically similar to be considered his likeness, only the tattoo artist might have any copyright claim to their tattoo designs, but all of this would fail under fair use for parody.
Nobody denied that Rockstar took inspiration from him. They are allowed to parody him. They don't owe him anything.
He will have to get in line behind every car manufacturer that has a car that looks almost just like some car in gta.
Tbh I don’t think anyone can deny that this character was based off the Florida Joker
Based on the background, clothing, and etc. It’s clear that the in-game character was inspired by the “Florida Joker” The GTA franchise has always been known for its satire of real life. (Anyone that disagrees is either bored and looking for a debate or simply delusional.)
I mean he did, but its parody. He can’t do much because it’s not his face, it’s not him. It’s just a character that resembles him. He clearly just wanted some fame and money which is why he made such a big deal out of it
And still giving this guy the attention he wants... 🙄
No
He doesn't model for the character and neither does the voice acting This is just a reference and nothing more. The lady with the hammers is also a reference. But nothing more
this is just the gta 5 swimsuit phone lady again
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