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Steve_OS · 04-19-2009, 04:56 PM

Kotaku has the scoop.

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	"Fresh off a $28 million victory over their own union, a retired NFL player says his comrades are targeting John Madden and Electronic Arts for their roles in games using their likenesses without compensating them. Readers might recall that more than 2,000 retired NFL players won a collective $28 million judgment against the National Football League Players Association, upheld in January. Their suit alleged that the union advised EA to "scramble" the players' likenesses (numbers, heights, sometimes races, but not stats) in order to use them in historic team rosters without compensation."

KANE699 · 04-19-2009, 05:00 PM

How you guys want them historic rosters now?

KANE699 · 04-19-2009, 05:01 PM

Dunno if they will win this though, its not their exact likeness, who cares if the stats are the exact same, thats not a true to life representation of someone, at least not in my eyes.

statum71 · 04-19-2009, 05:06 PM

Couldn't care less. I don't have any use for historic teams or players anyway.

I'm mostly a season player. So if players aren't current I have no use for 'em. having Big Ben throw to Lynn Swann is just odd to me.

SwayGod53 · 04-19-2009, 05:08 PM

I'd be lying if I said I did anything more than glance at the historic rosters. Just not a draw for me.

On the flip side, I guess what goes around comes back around *cough exclusive rights cough*

I've enjoyed Madden 09 but that's only because I had no NFL 2k9 to play.

adembroski · 04-19-2009, 05:09 PM

My god this is getting ridiculous.

SouthernBrick · 04-19-2009, 05:17 PM

As much money as EA makes you would think they would pay them to have as much likelyness as possible.

marktg30 · 04-19-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AnyGivenSunday


	As much money as EA makes you would think they would pay them to have as much likelyness as possible.

Did you see the $350 million lost by EA thread?

04-19-2009, 05:00 PM	#2
KANE699 EA Sports' Equipment Guru OVR: 35 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Heathrow, FL Posts: 3,457 Blog Entries: 2	Re: NFL Players Now Intend to Sue Madden, EA How you guys want them historic rosters now?

04-19-2009, 05:01 PM	#3
KANE699 EA Sports' Equipment Guru OVR: 35 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Heathrow, FL Posts: 3,457 Blog Entries: 2	Re: NFL Players Now Intend to Sue Madden, EA Dunno if they will win this though, its not their exact likeness, who cares if the stats are the exact same, thats not a true to life representation of someone, at least not in my eyes.

04-19-2009, 05:08 PM	#5
SwayGod53 Banned OVR: 14 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY	Re: NFL Players Now Intend to Sue Madden, EA I'd be lying if I said I did anything more than glance at the historic rosters. Just not a draw for me. On the flip side, I guess what goes around comes back around cough exclusive rights cough I've enjoyed Madden 09 but that's only because I had no NFL 2k9 to play.

04-19-2009, 05:09 PM	#6
adembroski 49ers OVR: 43 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 5,793 Blog Entries: 20	Re: NFL Players Now Intend to Sue Madden, EA My god this is getting ridiculous. __________________ There are two types of people on OS: Those who disagree with me, and those who agree. The first kind is wrong. The second is superfluous. “The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to be credible.” -Mark Twain.

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04-19-2009, 05:06 PM	#4
statum71 MVP OVR: 61 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arlington, Tx Blog Entries: 27	Couldn't care less. I don't have any use for historic teams or players anyway. I'm mostly a season player. So if players aren't current I have no use for 'em. having Big Ben throw to Lynn Swann is just odd to me.

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