Lawsuit by Former NFL Players Against EA Allowed to Advance

[jfsolo]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

Finally found the actual case and PDF of ruling for anyone interested: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastor...6/12-15737.pdf I was wrong, the 2001-2009 games are cited as having historical teams and that is the reason for litigation. This obviously was during exclusivity, but still maintain that has much bearing if any on the discussion or the litigation.

I agree with you that the likeness lawsuits are tangential, at best to the exclusivity agreements, more probably, not correlated at all. Conflating all of EA's various financial, legal, and qualitative mishaps with the exclusivity deal has been a tried and true internet practice for many years now.

[Big FN Deal]

Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

I agree with you that the likeness lawsuits are tangential, at best to the exclusivity agreements, more probably, not correlated at all. Conflating all of EA's various financial, legal, and qualitative mishaps with the exclusivity deal has been a tried and true internet practice for many years now.

I get that people see things different ways but what I don't get is how others try to label it as something other than different conclusions drawn from the same facts. EA's exclusive video game licenses are a fact, they're not something people are making up and as such can be interpreted as factors in plausibly any reasonable discussion around those games.

[kehlis]

Why are we talking about EA's exclusive license in this thread?

[SmashMan]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

Why are we talking about EA's exclusive license in this thread?

Usual axe-grinding, it seems.

[Big FN Deal]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

Why are we talking about EA's exclusive license in this thread?

Quote: Originally Posted by SmashMan

Usual axe-grinding, it seems.

Really? lol

At this point I'll just take this with a grain of salt because, agree with me or not, I have articulated why I think EA's exclusives could have merit in this discussion.

[MajorSupreme]

So, I am nowhere near to being a lawyer, but where does the NFL and NFLPA fall under this? Or is this EA's problem their own to handle?

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[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

Really? lol At this point I'll just take this with a grain of salt because, agree with me or not, I have articulated why I think EA's exclusives could have merit in this discussion.

Correct me if I'm wrong with this but in this post you bring it up to say that you believe they have a bullet on their back because they are the only game in down due to the license.

Won't get into the debate on whether that bullet is why they are getting sued BUT can't debate this post:

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

I don't agree with this at all considering it's the products EA has exclusive rights to where these likeness issues seem to keep arising. I haven't looked much into this, yet it seems this "target" on EA seems to stem, in one form or another, from EA's exclusive market share in NCAA and NFL video games. I would think if there were more parity among these markets, like there once was, these issues would get resolved differently, for whatever reason. Whether that would be due to there being a more uniform way of handling likeness, it not being as financially beneficial to sue multiple companies with divided market share, there being a more artistic perception/precedent when it's done in various game by various companies or whatever. However the way it stands now, if there is an issue with likeness for those type of games, the exclusives make EA the sole target. Heavy is the head that wears/bought the crown.

What then does this post have anything to do with this lawsuit which is what this thread is about?

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

I get that people see things different ways but what I don't get is how others try to label it as something other than different conclusions drawn from the same facts. EA's exclusive video game licenses are a fact, they're not something people are making up and as such can be interpreted as factors in plausibly any reasonable discussion around those games.

Whether or not I agree with the post I don't see any issue bringing it up in the manner you did initially but that doesn't mean it's part of the discussion.

This second post is solely about the license and has no bearing in the conversation about this lawsuit in this manner.


Again, you want to blame it for why we have this lawsuit now? Fine.

But this isn't a place to go on tangents about it. This thread is about this particular lawsuit.



And no, I am not singling you out. I never quoted anyone or called anyone out The timing of my post was strictly coincidental that it came after yours because that's when I got home from work. Just responding to your post.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by MajorSupreme

So, I am nowhere near to being a lawyer, but where does the NFL and NFLPA fall under this? Or is this EA's problem their own to handle? Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Nowhere. The lawsuit is about players being used in the game once they were no longer in the NFLPA and therefore aren't being compensated for being in the game.