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Ed O’Bannon’s Lawsuit Against NCAA Will Have an Impact, Good or Bad
On February - 16 - 2010
From College Sports Matchups
The recent court ruling allowing Ed O’Bannon to move forward with his lawsuit regarding the use of his image in a video game should be of interest to all fans of college sports.
A U.S. District Judge recently gave the former U.C.L.A. basketball player a victory over the NCAA in their efforts to have the class-action action suit dropped.
At issue in this particular lawsuit is the use of players’ images in video games.
While the names may have been removed, there is growing sentiment among players that the digital players on the field and court of EA Sports' football ...