EA Study Claims It Doesn't Use All College Likenesses in Video Games, Just Some

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by bpd115

So say they win. Isn't the solution simply for EA to give us a built in powerful roster editor, but ship the game with computer generated rosters? Give a team an overall rating for Offense, Defense, etc. then let the computer generate the rosters to match that overall.

Then you have a situation like Marvel v NCSoft, and with the case mentioned in the OP as precedent, and exponentially more risk to damages for continued willful infringement.

https://www.eff.org/cases/marvel-v-ncsoft

Providing the means to infringe is still a risk, and if they eat a huge settlement or verdict it might not be one they want to risk again.

[BA2929]

For some reason, I have a feeling this won't even reach a trial. It'll get settled out of court with O'Bannon and Keller getting a little money (that they couldn't earn in the NBA/NFL because they weren't any good and that's why they're even doing this), and EA giving money to NCAA scholarships.

The only effect this will have on NCAA games in the future is all players won't be anywhere near "realistic", but we'll have roster edit guys to fix that all for us. Might take 2 weeks instead of 3 days, but it'll be done. All EA really has to do it just switch the race for everyone and/or change their height/weight/number to a slightly different number and nobody will complain.

EDIT: I have no basis for this assumption, just wishful thinking and the fact that EA probably has a million high powered lawyers working on this around the clock to get them out of losing a ton of cash.

[jmik58]

When asked about the lawsuit, FCS East's QB #17 had this to say: "I'm looking forward to the day I get my $4.38 payment after the lawyers rake in $40 million. The players in EA games have two arms and two legs and so do I. I'd say that's the smoking gun right there. Look at me, what do you see? That's right. Two of each."

[TDenverFan]

But it's ok that the NCAA can sell Ri5e to the Occasion shirts? They're clearly profiting off of Kevin Ware.

[smack23011]

# 25 BA2929 is so right this will just be cut down into some scholarship and the rich will get richer. Really I'm sorry these players get $200,000 in free school, free meals (some students only get those 10-15 meals a week), free tutoring, free weight training, and the list goes on. Oh and they get some money back called pocket money. Pay the players? For what they're getting paid. Glad Bob Stoops gets it BOOMER SOONER!!!!! Anyways this is a stupid lawsuit that hopefully gets dropped or like NCAA 10 basketball say bye to this game too.

[cparrish]

Somebody can use my likeness all they want in return for me getting my college paid for so when I graduate, I do not have to endure 5-15 years of paying off college loans like every other college student.

[Sundown2600]

Let's stop blaming the players and as much as I hate to say it, let's stop blaming EA as well. The true culprit in this is the NCAA itself, or more specifically, the university presidents that make up the governing committee of the NCAA. Their hypocritical, self serving, impossible to understand rules are the real issue.

It's like Jay Bilas said this morning and it's very true. "The NCAA is a professional sports league. The only thing amateur about it are the ppl that run it."

[gausec]

This doesn't seem to end well, but I'll pray EA wins!