O'Bannon Legal Team Reacts to NCAA Decision

[Captain Fear]

It really just comes down to if a jury believes #whatever is or isnt said person in a video game. I mean they have same numbers,but do the pictures in the game look like anyone? I really don't think they do.

[inkcil]

Ha ha all this talk about being paid...funny thing is it will come down to who is willing to pay the judge.

[Captain Fear]

And another thing. If a jury thinks #2 is Manziel or #5 is Braxton Miller then that is fine. The thing is though they better stop selling these jerseys with #2 or #5 on them at stadiums and at schools. It is the same thing.

[RaychelSnr]

Quote: Originally Posted by Captain Fear

And another thing. If a jury thinks #2 is Manziel or #5 is Braxton Miller then that is fine. The thing is though they better stop selling these jerseys with #2 or #5 on them at stadiums and at schools. It is the same thing.

This will touch a lot more than video games if O'Bannon and Keller's team wins. Everything from TV broadcasts to apparel will be brought in at some point!

[RaychelSnr]

Quote: Originally Posted by BA2929

Are they called his "defense team"? Because they aren't really defending anything. Wouldn't they be the prosecution and EA's team the defense team? JW here. My law knowledge comes mainly from John Grishman books.

Not the best at Laywerese myself, but decided for the sake of simplicity to simply change it to Legal team. That way, there can be no confusion!!

[goalieump413]

Quote: Originally Posted by mjavon

If it is determined that athletes deserve to be compensated for their likenesses being represented in a video game, who's to say they don't deserve to be compensated for all the other gains the NCAA has made using them? Do you guys think this case could be the straw that breaks the camel's (or the NCAA's) back?

This, of course, has been an increasingly popular discussion across the country. Should student athletes get paid to play (football)? The answer, I think, lies in the scale to which college football has become such a powerfully profitable enterprise. Think about it, EA Sports sells an NCAA football game because college football is huge. They don't sell a college baseball game because college baseball isn't huge. It comes down to market demand.

This lawsuit is more a catalyst to changing the landscape of money in college athletics than the largely academic debate that's been ongoing. Former players think that they should profit from video game sales, but that only kicks down the door to any other sale of merchandise related to their college playing career. Watch out.

[The JareBear]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

This will touch a lot more than video games if O'Bannon and Keller's team wins. Everything from TV broadcasts to apparel will be brought in at some point!

No doubt this is a big deal in many ways than one.

[footballfan41]

O'Bannon should not get a Dime, all this cause something think they look like a computer person, maybe we should sue someone, i look like a few they used in games before