As former college athletes sign up to take legal action against EA for apparently using their "likeness" in a videogame without their consent, Gamespy reports on how those athletes have won round 1 of the dispute - albeit a small moral victory - in a story that has the potential to change future college sports videogames.
"EA and the NCAA sought to have the cases [brought against them by several college athletes], which presiding U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken combined into one suit, dismissed. They argued that O'Bannon and other NCAA athletes forfeit their commercial rights when they sign a release permitting the association to use their images in promotional activities. Judge Wilken denied the motion yesterday, forcing EA and the NCAA to prove they don't use the likenesses of college athletes in games." |
