Retired NFL Player Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Electronic Arts Over Electronic Arts’ Alleged Use Of Retired NFL Players’ Likenesses In Electronic Arts’ (EA’s) Madden NFL Video Game.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Electronic Arts, Inc. (“Electronic Arts” or “Defendant”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (styled Michael E. Davis and Tony Davis v. Electronic Arts, Inc., Case No. 3:10-cv-03328-JL) alleging, among other things, that Electronic Arts unlawfully uses retired NFL football players’ likenesses on historic NFL teams in Electronic Arts’ or EA’s Madden NFL video game without the NFL players’ permission or authorization, according to a class action lawsuit news report.
The Electronic Arts EA Madden NFL video game class action lawsuit complaint is reportedly brought on behalf of approximately 6000 retired NFL players whose likeness were included in an historic team in all versions and editions of the Madden NFL video game sold since July 29, 2008, without permission or authorization.
The Electronic Arts EA Madden NFL video game class action complaint reportedly alleges that the only significant detail that EA changes from the real-life retired NFL player is the NFL players’ jersey number and that the video games is allegedly designed so that consumers of the Madden NFL game have no difficulty identifying who the historic players are (for example, by position, years in the NFL, weight and height, relative skill level in different aspects of the game, etc.).
For more information on the Electronic Arts EA Madden NFL video game class action lawsuit over EA’s alleged misappropriation of retired NFL players likenesses in Madden NFL, read the Electronic Arts Madden NFL class action lawsuit complaint.
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