Electronic Arts: Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action

fricking EA!

I just received this email too. I was wondering if this was some sort of scam

doesnt this have to do with that arizona st qb who sued.. Sam Keller

and lol@ea. always good press. What other companies spam their loyal customers with notices of proposed settlements of class action lawsuits

truly revolutionizing the gaming industry every month

How can anyone prove that they bought any EA game during the 6th and/or 7th generation period unless they played online? I didn't play online until I got a Xbox 360 in 2006 but I have bought Madden 06,07,08,09, and 13. NCAA 06,07,09, 11,12, and 13 and Arena Football. Who has receipts from all the way back to 2005?

Alright, so i read thru this. And its the monopoly lawsuit, not the sam keller likeness lawsuit. Here are some TL;DR cliffs from my point of view

source LINK

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2.What is this lawsuit about? Answer: The lawsuit claims that Electronic Arts violated federal and California antitrust laws, as well as California consumer protection laws, by signing exclusive licensing agreements with the Arena Football League (“AFL), the Collegiate Licensing Company (“CLC”) (on behalf of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”)), the National Football League (“NFL”), and the National Football League Players Association (“NFLPA”). The lawsuit claims that these agreements gave Electronic Arts a monopoly over an alleged market for league-branded, simulation football videogames, and allowed it to charge higher prices than it would have in a competitive environment. The suit seeks to recover monetary damages and restitution, as well as injunctive relief.

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My problem with this... no one forced us to buy these games. we did so on our own, fully aware of what we were doing.

I suppose the class action comes from the fact millions of people were "denied" a competitor (2k games COUGH) of making a competitive product

this lawsuit challenges this "Deal" made between EA and the above named

EAs retort:

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Electronic Arts denies Plaintiffs’ allegations. Electronic Arts asserts that (i) there is no such thing as a discreet “market” for league-branded, simulation football videogames; (ii) the NFL and its Players’ Association, the NCAA, and other licensors asked Electronic Arts and other game publishers to bid for the rights to make videogames using their trademarks and other intellectual property rights; (iii) EA did so and was awarded certain rights to make videogames using these licensors' trademarks and other intellectual property rights; (iv) it is not illegal to bid on trademark licenses, exclusive or otherwise, that intellectual property owners choose to offer, (v) exclusive trademark licenses are commonplace and widely accepted in commerce and under the law as one legitimate way for an intellectual property rights holder to maximize the value of its property, (vi) the conduct challenged by Plaintiffs has not injured consumers, and (vii) Electronic Arts has never charged supra-competitive prices for its videogames.

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The proposed settlement has $27 million in the fund, and each of us who bought these games can get $20 and $5 a piece, depending on the generation

So, we the consumer can either file a class action claim and get in on this money (not a lot), file our own lawsuit (lol?), or do nothing (which i recommend)

Im not entirely familiar with California monopoly law. The court has not reached any decision.

if you are bored and want to get involved, fill out a claim. You may get 50 to 100 bucks sometime within the next 5 years

It took like 10 seconds to file a claim.

It's just a check box for each game to select and the year and console, and your name address and state.

Simple as that.

Purchased every NCAA since like 2000, I'll take extra cash if I can get it, why not?

I feel like EA has stole my money with the garbage quality of where NCAA is now and will gladly take any money I can get from those worthless fricks for ruining a good franchise, justified or not.

I got it too, was coming here to post and see what was up with it

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The lawsuit claims that these agreements gave Electronic Arts a monopoly over an alleged market for league-branded, simulation football videogames, and allowed it to charge higher prices than it would have in a competitive environment. The suit seeks to recover monetary damages and restitution, as well as injunctive relief.

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I call BS on this part. It doesn't matter if there are 50 companies using those licenses, the game is gonna be $60. It's just the standard for new video games, nothing unique to EA