Petition Against EA Sports/NFL Agreement

[panerd]

Not sure how this is different than DIRECTV or Sirius radio just to name a couple off the top of my head. (Maybe you are opposed to those also though?)

[rkmsuf]

Yeah right, you are going to boycott the NFL.

[Godzilla Blitz]

If you feel that the EA Sports/NFL Agreement giving EA exclusive rights to NFL teams, logos, players and stadiums in their games is bad for gaming and the future of sports games, you might want to sign the following petition. It's already got over 12,000 signatures:

http://www.petitiononline.com/nfleacon/petition.html

Doubtless it will not change the deal, but it may throw a scare into EA and hit their stock price if it makes a splash in the media and brings into question the value of the deal. With enough signatures, it could get some attention.

Charge!

[MizzouRah]

I wonder how many people are going to adhere to this paragraph:

If the NFL goes forward with this no-competition stance and continues to side with EA Sports, we the Undersigned will boycott the NFL for the duration of the contract with EA Games, and will continue to do so until competition in the world of NFL Football Video Games is reborn. We love the NFL and none of us wish to take a hardline stance against the sport we love, but when we are disregarded as fans to support a company such as Electronic Arts, you leave us with little choice.



Todd

[Anthony]

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(waste of time).

[spleen1015]

These things never make a difference.

[rkmsuf]

Somehow

"petiononline.com"

takes away from the whole thing.


I like this one:

http://www.petitiononline.com/cruepeg/petition.html

[SunDancer]

If you feel that the EA Sports/NFL Agreement giving EA exclusive rights to NFL teams, logos, players and stadiums in their games is bad for gaming and the future of sports games, you might want to sign the following petition. It's already got over 12,000 signatures:

http://www.petitiononline.com/nfleacon/petition.html

Doubtless it will not change the deal, but it may throw a scare into EA and hit their stock price if it makes a splash in the media and brings into question the value of the deal. With enough signatures, it could get some attention.

Charge!

No offense, this will only boost the stock price by having the NFL exclusivity. The media won't care.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Eeek. Such negative waves, Moriarity! We'll starting shooting more paint.

No offense, this will only boost the stock price by having the NFL exclusivity. The media won't care.

Yes, the stock price already went up over the past week because of the deal. However, I don't think they are factoring in any backlash, and I do think there is chance the media might pick up on the significant backlash to the deal from the gaming community. If that gets play in the media, I believe there could be some minimal impact on the stock price. All said, though, the bottom line will be how well the game sells, and I expect the impact of the petition will be minimal at best.

rmskuf: There is no way I'm going to boycott the NFL. I don't think that this part of the petition is important. I think it's main statement is that people are angry about the exclusivity deal and its impact on football games.

panerd: I know little about Sirius, but I'm strongly opposed to the NFL/DirectTV deal. DirectTV charges a monopoly price for NFL Sunday Ticket, and a lot of people can't get DirectTV due to satellite reception obstacles. DirectTV is in less than 20% of US homes;cable penetration rates are much higher. NFL Sunday Ticket should be available via cable tv as well. If it were, it would be cheaper and be available to more Americans.

[SunDancer]

Eeek. Such negative waves, Moriarity! We'll starting shooting more paint.



Yes, the stock price already went up over the past week because of the deal. However, I don't think they are factoring in any backlash, and I do think there is chance the media might pick up on the significant backlash to the deal from the gaming community. If that gets play in the media, I believe there could be some minimal impact on the stock price. All said, though, the bottom line will be how well the game sells, and I expect the impact of the petition will be minimal at best.

rmskuf: There is no way I'm going to boycott the NFL. I don't think that this part of the petition is important. I think it's main statement is that people are angry about the exclusivity deal and its impact on football games.

panerd: I know little about Sirius, but I'm strongly opposed to the NFL/DirectTV deal. DirectTV charges a monopoly price for NFL Sunday Ticket, and a lot of people can't get DirectTV due to satellite reception obstacles. DirectTV is in less than 20% of US homes;cable penetration rates are much higher. NFL Sunday Ticket should be available via cable tv as well. If it were, it would be cheaper and be available to more Americans.

Eh, I'm not sure why the media would care about a video game expect video game mags. Personally, I think we should wait to see the next version of Madden before we make judgements.

[duckman]

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(waste of time).
Complete waste of time.

[Godzilla Blitz]

Eh, I'm not sure why the media would care about a video game expect video game mags.

Sorry, I should have been more clear. That's the level of media I'm thinking. The way it has been explained to me is that video game magazines/websites play a role in the financial analysis of the larger gaming companies. The desired link is from articles in the gaming media to a stock analyst reporting a large, negative reaction to EA's NFL deal.