Kevin Butler: Vice President of Betrayal and Tears

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Kasz216 said:

HappySqurriel said:
For years I've wondered how these actor's contracts are written ...

If it was possible, and it likely isn't, when Sony stopped using an actor for one of their campaigns (if I was Nintendo or Microsoft) I would create a series of commercials to be run on youtube using these actors. Essentially have "Marcus" or "Kevin Butler" switch sides in a humorous way.

If I had to guess, There had to be a noncompete, it was just probably poorly worded, saying he couldn't work for a rival videogame company... and not a commercial dealing with a rival company's products.

You are probably giving Sony too much credit. Their contract probably contained no such clause, because Sony probably didn't want to pay for the privilege. The reality is they would have paid much more for that, and probably thought the risk was worth taking. They aren't necessarily wrong, because only the most anal of observers will notice Mr Sony is selling a tire package that includes a free game console. Anyway it wouldn't be the first time that Sony didn't bother to button something up in what is likely a effort to save money. Remember that song they licensed for Little Big Planet advertising, but didn't ensure it was exclusive.

Sony seems to prefer renting as compared to owning.