Ruling Means Esports Gamer Could Transform Internet Workers’ Rights
By Lauryn Robinson, GWU 2L
Turner “Tfue” Tenney is known around the world as one of the best esports players in the industry. With his pending lawsuit against FaZe Clan (“Faze”), a premier esports organization, Tenney may earn a new title: the esports player who transformed workers’ rights for all influencers.
In 2018, Tenney signed a Gamer Agreement (“Agreement”) with Faze. The Agreement entitled Faze up to 80 percent of the revenue paid to Tenney by third parties. A