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Spirited Courtroom Argument Highlights Madden Monopoly Case
Spirited Courtroom Argument Highlights Madden Monopoly Case
As GamePolitics reported last June, a class-action suit filed against Electronic Arts  alleges that game consumers were penalized by EA's exclusive licensing deal with the NFL and NFLPA. Pecover vs. Electronic Arts claims that the EA-NFL-NFLPA deal essentially created a Madden ...
 June 2-4 2009
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Pecover vs. Electronic Arts - the transcript
GoNintendo — ... COURT : All right. Now, tell me, Mr. Paynter, do I understand the complaint to allege that each of these license agreements with NFL, NCAA Football and Arena Football are all exclusive license agreements? MR. PAYNTER : That is correct, Your Honor. THE COURT : Now, when Take-Two Interactive, the Sego [sic] company, first marketed its branded football video game, I assume it had a license? MR. PAYNTER : Yes, Your Honor. I hope so. Yes. From the NFL, yes… [from the] the Players Union. Full transcript here This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 1:52 pm and is ...

Madden Monopoly Case: Trial By Video Game [Trial By Game]
Kotaku — ... the relative quality of games before and after exclusivity contracts? That should be interesting. THE COURT: I'm up for any challenge. I'm glad that he is, because the more we see games being brought up in court cases, the more important it is for lawmakers to know what they're talking making laws about. And if by some miracle the justice system did provide juries with game consoles for these trials, I'd never dodge jury duty again. Spirited Courtroom Argument Highlights Madden Monopoly Case [GamePolitics] ...

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