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Judge Says Facenda's Son Can Sue Over Use Of Dad’s Voice

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacob Hart has ruled that the son of late NFL announcer John Facenda can “seek damages for the use of his father’s voice” on an NFL Network program about the John Madden videogame, according to the AP’s Maryclaire Dale. The ruling said that before his death in ’84, Facenda gave the NFL “full use of his announcing work — except when it came to any product endorsement.” John Facenda Jr. “contends that the network program is a promotion” for the game. The NFL plans to appeal. NFL Dir of Corporate Communications Brian McCarthy: “We disagree with the decision” (AP, 5/4).

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