They already won the lawsuit that matters. The Keller lawsuit, which is still pending (trial not until 2013), is focused on
ownership of collegiate athletes likenesses. EA, who were co-defendants in the case with the NCAA and the CLC, were initially dismissed from the case but were re-added as defendants later on.
The case is more far-reaching than EA, who frankly should not be included in this lawsuit and I am guessing they are dismissed from the case at a later date. The case is about ownership of likeness rights, on things from jerseys to shirts to team marketing and on down the line. Even a victory in this case will have only limited impact on EA, who has existing case law on their side from a creative arts standpoint.
I frankly don't see how the player side of this case would ever be won, I just don't see a judicial body granting them financial stake over their likeness while voluntarily playing amateur athletics.
Either way, that case won't be decided well into the development cycle for NCAA 15 and existing case law already grants EA the ability to do anything they want with rosters.
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Dude they can't. It is never going to happen. It is unlawful for them to have what you think are "worthwhile" rosters.
Are people seriously complaining about rosters? The hell?
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It is very much lawful. Actually, the existing case law from the Hart vs Electronic Arts Inc. allows EA to be
exact with their rosters. The way the decision was written, the first amendment protects the creative expression of likenesses over any artistic medium, which includes video games.
There are a lot of reasons why EA's rosters are never accurate, but the law is not one of them.
They're awful and as someone who plays online quite a bit, it drastically influences my gaming experience. I can't even use my alma mater online because guys are just rated flat out incorrectly.