The solution is licensing.

EA Sports or any game manufacturer receives express permission to use a player's likeness and attributes in return for royalty participation (a percentage of sales).

Players would then have the option to opt in or out. If EA used a similar player to one that opts out, they'd be liable for damages.

EA's had a free ride and there's no doubt their legal department knew it. They gambled and lost.

They changed it.....just not for the better.

A settlement number hasn't been announced. But if it affects 125,000 people (as has been reported), $100 each would be $12.5 million for EA.

I have no idea how well those games sold but I doubt they're in the same league as Grand Theft Auto ($800 million in sales its first week for its latest release).

There's also the issue of eligibility if an active player chooses to receive a settlement check.

Seriously, it's time to pay NCAA athletes.

Is this what O'Bannon is suing for?

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Or is he suing for earlier NCAA games?

That doesn't look like O'Bannon at all. He's got blue shoes in the game.

Ya that does look a lot like him, never played that version though.

That's fine, but it should work like Pro where the NCAA sells the rights. I know that will never happen because colleges are trying to get away from the NCAA anyways.

They are suing the NCAA.

Battlefield franchise says LMAO ROFL LMAO try harder kid.

The end result is no more sports games, it just sucks for everyone involved. These guys won't make shit for money on it anyways so it seems a lose lose for everyone involved.

I don't really think you understand the scope of this lawsuit and the money involved in college football.

I do, just saying the money from the video game side won't net much.

Go see how hard it is to find Clowney in NCAA 14.

As a condition of eligibility, the NCAA requires players to sign a document that guarantees the rights to their likenesses in perpetuity to the association.

That's the biggest bunch of horseshit I've ever heard of in my entire life.

The NCAA is a joke.

I still don't know what to think of it all.

There are all kinds of levels of talent.

I made that comment about Clowney, took out the Madden disc and played 14 with SC.

It is so ****ing obvious who everybody is. Hadn't played for about a week, update shows up.

I was thinking man they jacked this up in a matter of days for liability, but it is just stupid uniform crap.

But when you have a team captain with #7 and a star under him, it's still obvios it's Clowney.

But EA can't pay them all and develop the games.

So, like has been mentioned the NCAA needs to take a hit too if anybody gets paid.