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

[loccdogg26]

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What u guys fail to realize is that this lawsuit was coming of regardless of Keller's name is on there or not.

[loccdogg26]

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Speaking of likeness issues: when throwback jerseys are sold who gets the money the school or the player? Didn't EA go through the same thing by putting retired players on Madden? Ie Jim Brown and others.

[Sundown2600]

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O'Bannon and Keller both weren't good enough to stick in the pros so they have to try and make money this way.

What a couple of no talent hacks.

Herky this is not the root of the problem. You can diss O'Bannon and Keller all day and that's cool, but it's all about cause and effect. If the NCAA school presidents actually cared nearly as much about their student athletes as they did about making money for their respective schools and conferences a lot of the mess you are seeing today would not exist.

This Keller/ O'Bannon situation is a by-product of decades of mismanagement and incompetence on the part of the NCAA.

[MafiosoNYY]

So what happens if the players sue the NCAA for using their likeness on TV? Or jerseys, memorabilia, etc.? Oh of course, they have the rights to use those without paying the players. But according to Greg Shaheen, only the NCAA can screw the NCAA players over by not paying them. That's why he wants to get more money for the NCAA, and not give a dime to the players the suit is about. lol what a joke

[RSKS240]

i don't get it I thought college players are not allowed to make money

[NDAlum]

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Can I file a lawsuit for EA leaving me out of MVP college baseball? I was sooooo pissed.

[bxphenom7]

After just being voted "Worst Company in America" (undeserving, of course. I mean there was BP, etc.), EA does it again! lol

[ghettogeeksta]

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$1 Billion buckaroos is about looooot of money to loose in one lawsuit, even for EA.

[JayD]

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Uh screw you Keller

[Buckeyes007]

really hoping that EA wins this. NCAA is my favorite Football Game. If they lose hope they still make NCAA Football. Because as a College Football Guy i really don't care if it's generic rosters or life like rosters. As long as we have NCAA Football i will be happy.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

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The NCAA likeness clause they force the students to sign gives them their likeness for "this universe and any an all other universes". That seem reasonable to you? You're falling for this deception. You "getting your college paid" is a one year contract. You suck, guess what, bye bye college being paid for. You're injured? Oh sucks to be you, bye bye scholarship.

The NCAA deserves this. They've been running a massive business enterprise in the guise of "student athletes". No different than the "charity" tax exempt bowl enterprise.

Yeah, the free college education doesn't apply to every athlete. Some of whom are are partial or no scholarship at all and yet still have to abide by the NCAA's draconian rules to maintain eligibility. And as you point out, that scholarship can get yanked at several points for many reasons. It's only in the last few years that the NCAA has allowed schools to offer multi-year guarantees.

In a way, I don't think Sam Keller wins anyway because the NCAA, themselves, uses these players' identities and likenesses and they've NEVER been payed. So why target the video game company? He should be going at the NCAA. But either way, I think it's a lost for him, regardless.

Er, he is. The NCAA is a named defendant.

I like the NCAA football series quite a bit, but I think the NCAA and the universities have been playing a rigged game for a long time. The end result may not be that the schools have to pay the players (nor should it be IMO) but that players are allowed to be paid by third parties. And I don't know if that's really a bad option TBH.

FWIW, this exact issue was on The Daily Show this week

(http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/th...tly-fair-rules)

[Cryolemon]

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I've been saying for a long time that the answer to this really is have players sign a voluntary form when they join a D1 college sports team that says "I give [school name] and the NCAA the permission to use my name and likeness for any reasonable and lawful purpose, including but not limited to, marketing, TV and video games". Anyone who doesn't sign isn't in the game and gets replaced in the most generic way possible (all QBs are white, 6'5", 250, pocket passers, etc)

[dingleberryfinn]

I'm pretty sure EA used my likeness too.
5'11 175 lbs brown hair born in Alabama
Where's my dollar!?!?

[da ThRONe]

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

I don't know if the NCAA should pay them. However they shouldn't block them from getting paid from other legit sources though.

[da ThRONe]

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I've been saying for a long time that the answer to this really is have players sign a voluntary form when they join a D1 college sports team that says "I give [school name] and the NCAA the permission to use my name and likeness for any reasonable and lawful purpose, including but not limited to, marketing, TV and video games". Anyone who doesn't sign isn't in the game and gets replaced in the most generic way possible (all QBs are white, 6'5", 250, pocket passers, etc)

Why would anybody in their right mind sign this?