Did anyone else see this about EA?

DudeNtheRoom · 08-04-2011, 02:31 PM

They could lose a lot.....$1 billion lot in a court settlement.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/03/us...-athlete-suit/

"USA Today has calculated that Electronic Arts could face $1 billion in damages if it eventually loses a class-action lawsuit brought against the publisher and the NCAA by former college athletes. The lawsuit, which has been ongoing for two years, revolves around compensation for athletes' likenesses being used in EA's NCAA football and basketball games.

The Cliff's Notes version of the math works a little something like this: the law apparently says each player can be awarded $1,000 per likeness, per platform. This ends up being about $305.5 million for all the football players and $29 million for basketball players, a total of $334.5 million. Now, if the judge decides EA and the NCAA were "knowing, willful or intentional" in their compensation violation, the amount can be tripled under the Indiana publicity rights statute for damages over a billion dollars.

EA's official statement, provided by EA corp. comm VP Jeff Brown: "We could lose billions more if a giant meteor hits the earth. We're not planning for either outcome."

bluz74 · 08-04-2011, 02:35 PM

They'll make that up with BF3 and ME3.

T22 · 08-04-2011, 02:35 PM

Haha. Busted.

Firestorm998 · 08-04-2011, 02:54 PM

A vague recollection of this but didn't think it would produce any meaningful result.
$1bn? Wow.

SiMMENS · 08-04-2011, 02:55 PM

Of course this has to be for former collegiate athletes

Jderz · 08-04-2011, 02:55 PM

I am pleased.

GirlPower23 · 08-04-2011, 02:59 PM

I swear people want to sue for anything these days.

Ultima V|RUZ · 08-04-2011, 03:56 PM

They don't get authorization for this stuff before hand?

Crimson Rising · 08-04-2011, 04:09 PM

And they will make it all up when they sell BF3. They wipe their asses with $1B. What's new?

Edit- any company who spends $750million on POPCAP games company doesn't give a damn because they are bosses. Long live EA!

NorthernKingdom · 08-04-2011, 04:10 PM

roflmao it's ok if everyone else does it but EA right?

College sports are ridiculous. This won't fly in court because if it does then whole industries will be in jeopardy by making money off of college athletes and not paying them.

T22 · 08-04-2011, 04:17 PM

yup. we hold ea's balls to the grill. don't you love it?

λLλN · 08-04-2011, 04:21 PM

So basically, EA are do-as-you-likies, aka chavs, albeit rich chavs!

Crimson Rising · 08-04-2011, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by λLλN

So basically, EA are do-as-you-likies, aka chavs, albeit rich chavs!

Yes. They do what they want because they can.

AsheMan · 08-04-2011, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultima V|RUZ

They don't get authorization for this stuff before hand?

Apparently not. They didn't realize they needed consent to use college athlete's likenesses in their game?

cegrogan · 08-04-2011, 04:38 PM

Finally they're getting called out on it. I'm fine with EA, I love NCAA games, but they never even asked for permission....

08-04-2011, 02:31 PM	#1
DudeNtheRoom Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 1688 Posts: 251	Did anyone else see this about EA? They could lose a lot.....$1 billion lot in a court settlement. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/03/us...-athlete-suit/ "USA Today has calculated that Electronic Arts could face $1 billion in damages if it eventually loses a class-action lawsuit brought against the publisher and the NCAA by former college athletes. The lawsuit, which has been ongoing for two years, revolves around compensation for athletes' likenesses being used in EA's NCAA football and basketball games. The Cliff's Notes version of the math works a little something like this: the law apparently says each player can be awarded $1,000 per likeness, per platform. This ends up being about $305.5 million for all the football players and $29 million for basketball players, a total of $334.5 million. Now, if the judge decides EA and the NCAA were "knowing, willful or intentional" in their compensation violation, the amount can be tripled under the Indiana publicity rights statute for damages over a billion dollars. EA's official statement, provided by EA corp. comm VP Jeff Brown: "We could lose billions more if a giant meteor hits the earth. We're not planning for either outcome."

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Crimson Rising Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 416 Posts: 437	And they will make it all up when they sell BF3. They wipe their asses with $1B. What's new? Edit- any company who spends $750million on POPCAP games company doesn't give a damn because they are bosses. Long live EA! Last edited by Crimson Rising: 08-04-2011 at 04:13 PM.

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08-04-2011, 02:35 PM	#2
bluz74 Join Date: Aug 2009 Reputation: 33986 Posts: 5,678	They'll make that up with BF3 and ME3.

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T22 Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Reputation: 7 Posts: 34	Haha. Busted.

08-04-2011, 02:54 PM	#4
Firestorm998 Join Date: Oct 2008 Reputation: 6263 Posts: 399	A vague recollection of this but didn't think it would produce any meaningful result. $1bn? Wow.

08-04-2011, 02:55 PM	#5
SiMMENS Join Date: Jun 2010 Reputation: 91 Posts: 685	Of course this has to be for former collegiate athletes

08-04-2011, 02:55 PM	#6
Jderz Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 309 Posts: 393	I am pleased.

08-04-2011, 02:59 PM	#7
GirlPower23 Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 6418 Posts: 9,254	I swear people want to sue for anything these days.

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Ultima V\|RUZ Volunteer Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Reputation: 5745 Posts: 20,072	They don't get authorization for this stuff before hand?

08-04-2011, 04:10 PM	#10
NorthernKingdom Banned Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 754 Posts: 3,356	roflmao it's ok if everyone else does it but EA right? College sports are ridiculous. This won't fly in court because if it does then whole industries will be in jeopardy by making money off of college athletes and not paying them.

08-04-2011, 04:17 PM	#11
T22 Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Reputation: 7 Posts: 34	yup. we hold ea's balls to the grill. don't you love it?

08-04-2011, 04:21 PM	#12
λLλN Join Date: Apr 2011 Reputation: 191 Posts: 262	So basically, EA are do-as-you-likies, aka chavs, albeit rich chavs!

08-04-2011, 04:38 PM	#15
cegrogan Join Date: Jul 2011 Reputation: 538 Posts: 74	Finally they're getting called out on it. I'm fine with EA, I love NCAA games, but they never even asked for permission....