[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by mmorg

No they were sued for shipping the game with player likenesses. Courts ruled a few years ago that professional athletes don't have protection of their names, only their virtual likeness. This is how games like Front Office Football and OOTP can ship games with full rosters and not have to worry about obtaining a license from the NFLPA or MLBPA, but they can't ship the games with real logos or uniforms because those licenses are owned by the NFL and MLB respectively. Being able to edit names doesn't have anything to do with the NCAA lawsuit and it doesn't even come close to being a legal issue.

ESPN (and the actual lawsuit) disagrees with you:

"Though names are not visible on player jerseys in the video games, the lawsuit contends EA Sports intentionally circumvents the prohibitions on utilizing student-athletes' names by allowing gamers to upload entire rosters, which include players' names and other information, directly into the game in a matter of seconds."