A class action lawsuit has been filed against video game retailer EA Sports. The maker of the popular NCAA Football video game has been sued by a group of former student athletes.
According to SF Weekly, the lead plaintiff is Sam Keller, a quarterback at Arizona State and Nebraska. The article states that:
“The suit in its first sentence [states] that it ‘arises out of the blatant and unlawful use of student likenesses in videogames produced by [EA]…to increase sales and profits.’ This, the complaint continues, is abetted with a wink-and-nod assist from the NCAA, which ‘intentionally circumvents the prohibitions on utilizing student athletes’ names in commercial ventures by allowing games to upload entire rosters, which include players’ names and other information, directly into the game in a matter of seconds…
This, the suit alleges, is a symbiotic relationship between the NCAA and EA that leaves the student athletes – who make this whole venture possible – empty-handed.”
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