EA Study Claims It Doesn't Use All College Likenesses in Video Games, Just Some

[bpd115]

So say they win. Isn't the solution simply for EA to give us a built in powerful roster editor, but ship the game with computer generated rosters? Give a team an overall rating for Offense, Defense, etc. then let the computer generate the rosters to match that overall.

[inkcil]

Pay them already...the "value" of an education is highly subjective. The value of a dollar...not so much.

[Big FN Deal]

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"What's even more interesting is that EA has hired people to work directly on the NCAA rosters in the past to make them as close to the real thing as possible".

Since they have never been able to use names, this must be referring to physical or ratings likeness or both, either way, GTFOH, lol. The roster creators in the community are the ones that have gotten these rosters as close to the real thing possible, not anyone EA hired, that I am aware of.

[cuttingteeth]

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No likenesses means, they need to make them look like glitched/UDFA guys in Madden 12 or from Blitz games..? That would suck and destroy the game ever selling again...ever.

Seriously, if they allow for you to DL as many teambuilder schools as you want, then they can make the game as generic per rosters as they want...and those sim folks of us will do all the rest of the work (like we do already, honestly).

[mestevo]

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I will be so disappointed if this lawsuit results in no more college football games because people want more money over bs.

Not just college football games but potentially any other collegiate sport too unless some kind of licensing is figured out.

[BV11]

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So say they win. Isn't the solution simply for EA to give us a built in powerful roster editor, but ship the game with computer generated rosters? Give a team an overall rating for Offense, Defense, etc. then let the computer generate the rosters to match that overall.

Hopefully.

[BJNT]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Kids that are on academic scholarships and band scholarships are getting the same free education, room and board, etc that kids on athletic scholarships are. The only difference, the kids on band and academic scholarships are allowed to make money off of their own image and the ones that are on athletic scholarships are not. That needs to be corrected.

[Gramps91]

good, now make a college bball game

[soonermagic88]

Well, so long to ALL college based games.

[mestevo]

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So say they win. Isn't the solution simply for EA to give us a built in powerful roster editor, but ship the game with computer generated rosters? Give a team an overall rating for Offense, Defense, etc. then let the computer generate the rosters to match that overall.

Then you have a situation like Marvel v NCSoft, and with the case mentioned in the OP as precedent, and exponentially more risk to damages for continued willful infringement.

https://www.eff.org/cases/marvel-v-ncsoft

Providing the means to infringe is still a risk, and if they eat a huge settlement or verdict it might not be one they want to risk again.

[BA2929]

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For some reason, I have a feeling this won't even reach a trial. It'll get settled out of court with O'Bannon and Keller getting a little money (that they couldn't earn in the NBA/NFL because they weren't any good and that's why they're even doing this), and EA giving money to NCAA scholarships.

The only effect this will have on NCAA games in the future is all players won't be anywhere near "realistic", but we'll have roster edit guys to fix that all for us. Might take 2 weeks instead of 3 days, but it'll be done. All EA really has to do it just switch the race for everyone and/or change their height/weight/number to a slightly different number and nobody will complain.

EDIT: I have no basis for this assumption, just wishful thinking and the fact that EA probably has a million high powered lawyers working on this around the clock to get them out of losing a ton of cash.

[jmik58]

When asked about the lawsuit, FCS East's QB #17 had this to say: "I'm looking forward to the day I get my $4.38 payment after the lawyers rake in $40 million. The players in EA games have two arms and two legs and so do I. I'd say that's the smoking gun right there. Look at me, what do you see? That's right. Two of each."

[TDenverFan]

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But it's ok that the NCAA can sell Ri5e to the Occasion shirts? They're clearly profiting off of Kevin Ware.

[smack23011]

# 25 BA2929 is so right this will just be cut down into some scholarship and the rich will get richer. Really I'm sorry these players get $200,000 in free school, free meals (some students only get those 10-15 meals a week), free tutoring, free weight training, and the list goes on. Oh and they get some money back called pocket money. Pay the players? For what they're getting paid. Glad Bob Stoops gets it BOOMER SOONER!!!!! Anyways this is a stupid lawsuit that hopefully gets dropped or like NCAA 10 basketball say bye to this game too.

[cparrish]

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Somebody can use my likeness all they want in return for me getting my college paid for so when I graduate, I do not have to endure 5-15 years of paying off college loans like every other college student.