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*havent finished article yet But does the supreme courts' ruling on the nfl not being a single entity have no impact on madden being the only nfl-licensed foot
by emehrkay 16y ago
*havent finished article yet
But does the supreme courts' ruling on the nfl not being a single entity have no impact on madden being the only nfl-licensed football game around?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127095946&ft=1&f=1001 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1270959...
American Needle was fighting against the NFL awarding sole merchandising rights to Reebok and they won. EA has sole rights over NFL video gaming, why hasnt this changed?
- tonystubblebine 16y agoThat's a good question. I don't know the legal answer, but I did check Gamespot for NFL games and there don't seem to have been any since 2005 (2k5, Blitz).
- graywh 16y agoThe ruling was only ~2 months ago and video games like Madden aren't simple. Maybe we'll see something next year.
- emehrkay 16y agoFound a good article discussing this very topic http://www.ripten.com/2010/05/28/sports-antitrust-law-professor-explains-american-needle-verdict-impact-on-eas-exclusive-nfl-licensing-agreement/ http://www.ripten.com/2010/05/28/sports-antitrust-law-profes...