EA Sports case heard in Pasadena courthouse
The Pasadena Star News, with an assist from the Associated Press, reports a three judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will heard arguments in a case revolving around EA Games' use of college football players' likenesses in the publisher's NCAA Football franchise.
A central question the three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena was asked to decide in the case filed by a former college quarterback Sam Keller is whether such video games are protected as "expressive art" under the First Amendment.
Keller is seeking compensation from Electronic Arts Inc. and the NCAA for the use of his image in the "NCAA Football" video game.
Please click the link for the full story.Attorneys for Electronic Arts Inc. and the NCAA argued Tuesday that video games are constitutionally protected as free speech - much like authors, filmmakers and songwriters use real people in their works. They are seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit.
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