Former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown received $600,000 from video game maker Electronic Arts to dismiss a case brought by the Pro Football Hall of Famer for his unauthorized appearance in the company's Madden video game.
The judgment, which was announced Tuesday by the Hagans Berman, the firm representing him, will be entered in the court record in the coming days.
"Big business should think twice before it turns players' hard-won identities and achievements into merchandise without permission or compensation," Brown's attorney, Robert Carey, said in a statement.