Judge Rules In Favor of O'Bannon, NCAA Violates Anti-Trust Law

[tessl]

Quote: Originally Posted by videlsports

I hope this can get sorted out fast so we can GET All Companies that want to and Can afford to make NCAA Sports.

I'd like to see it but I don't see it happening because there is no union representing college athletes and trying to get every athlete on every team to sign an agreement would be very difficult.

[ODogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

I'd like to see it but I don't see it happening because there is no union representing college athletes and trying to get every athlete on every team to sign an agreement would be very difficult.

That's why you simply give the current athletes an option, which most will sign and all new athletes either sign it or don't get a scholarship

[Steel4Reel]

Quote: Originally Posted by Perfect Zero

I will tell you this: high customization flew out the window when the judge ruled against Electronic Arts. There is no way they want to go down that road again.

This doesnt really make sense.

The customization aspect had nothing to do with the ruling against them.

[ODogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steel4Reel

This doesnt really make sense. The customization aspect had nothing to do with the ruling against them.

I agree, they never had issue with those options, just the rosters EA shipped

[tarheelguy4736]

If only EA would have just made generic rosters to begin with, then we wouldn't have this mess. Personally, having generic rosters wouldn't have swayed me away from buying the game. Nor do I think it would have swayed most others from buying the game either. The legal team and upper management just didn't do their due diligence in recognizing this was a lawsuit waiting to happen. Oh well... now we just hope that 5 to 10 years from now the series will be rebooted but it just looks doubtful now. However, if there is money to be made, you bet the NCAA and EA will find a way

[ODogg]

I'm optimistic the games will return sooner rather than later, your last sentence was spot on, way too much money here for them to not work towards making it happen asap

[Tha_Mac]

Quote: Originally Posted by tarheelguy4736

If only EA would have just made generic rosters to begin with, then we wouldn't have this mess. Personally, having generic rosters wouldn't have swayed me away from buying the game. Nor do I think it would have swayed most others from buying the game either. The legal team and upper management just didn't do their due diligence in recognizing this was a lawsuit waiting to happen. Oh well... now we just hope that 5 to 10 years from now the series will be rebooted but it just looks doubtful now. However, if there is money to be made, you bet the NCAA and EA will find a way

Who was the first to bring up that their likeness was being exploited? I'm sure if it was a player they've played NCAA coming up as a gamer in high school. It wasn't a problem then why should it be one now?

[Cardot]

Quote: Originally Posted by tarheelguy4736

If only EA would have just made generic rosters to begin with, then we wouldn't have this mess.

As far back as the Sega Genesis, I do recall getting a college game that didn't have the names of course, but they did have the numbers and other characteristics of certain players. And I remember thinking "Hmmm...can they do this? I guess they can??".