Samsung set for legal battle with Pelé

Pelé: unhappy about Samsung’s alleged use of a lookalike of him in one of its adverts
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Samsung is facing a multimillion-dollar legal action from football legend Pelé, over claims that the electronics giant used a lookalike of him in an advertisement.

“The goal is to obtain fair compensation for the authorised use of Pelé’s identity and to prevent future unauthorised uses.”

Attorney Frederick Sperling, on behalf of Pelé, speaking ...