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Eddie Gilbert's Father Sues WWE For Using Eddie's Likeness

Posted By: Caylon Knox on Apr 19, 2015

Eddie Gilbert's Father Sues WWE For Using Eddie's Likeness

According to a report from TMZ, Tommy Gilbert, the father of the late "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, has filed a lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment for using Eddie's likeness without paying Eddie's family.

Tommy Gilbert is not trying to stop WWE from using Eddie's likeness, but he wants Eddie's family to be financially compensated for WWE doing so.

WWE issued the following statement:

"Through the years, WWE has acquired the legal rights to library footage of various former wrestling organizations including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Mid-Southern Wrestling among many others. WWE has made substantial investments to acquire these copyrighted works and has the legal right to use them. Similar cases in the past have been unsuccessful, and we expect this case to be dismissed."

Source: TMZ.com
Tags: #wwe #eddie gilbert

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