Looks like helis may be removed from BF3 well the ones which are owned by Textron.
Textron has started a case against EA asking them to remove the helis from the game.

Textron who own Bell Helicopters is asking that all copies of it helis are removed from the game.
EA as been in talks with Textron to stop the case going to court but it broken down.

EA is hoping the First Amendment and the doctrine of nominative fair use protects them.

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Bit stupid if you ask me :/
Helps your band image if people know about your products. Also it not a full copy of the heli and but your take on it.
Fail to see why it a issue >_>
Lets hope SOPA does not pass cos we be seeing more cases like this

Lol I agree. If they are so worried about the cosmetic design of their helicopter being stolen by China or Iran they seriously have issues. Honestly if your design gets stolen who cares, it's not like the technology in the helicopter is getting stolen. I would laugh so hard if some rich billionaire bought a MD500/AH-6 and sold it to Iran, North Korea or China and then send Textron a message saying "You mad :carling:"

In my opinion Textron should go after games that have E-Z-GO golf carts in it.. god forbid that the technology and cosmetics of it are also going to be stolen.

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Also not only should they target EA and DICE they should also go after Activision and Infinity Ward since they also have Bell aircraft in the game. Especially the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey :dumb: In all honesty I just think they are targeting EA since it's a better game.

Are you for real, that is the most stupidest thing i have ever heard about a video game do they think some freak job gonna copy the design off the game and make it in real life, all they prob want is the money from ea, ea should move to new zealand where no one can get sued :dance: