Visit Books83's column >>

BOOKS83

Add To Watchlist
Articles Posted: 8; Links Seeded: 160
Member Since: 11/2008Last Seen: 11/23/2009

Federal Judge: Madden Monopoly Suit May Proceed Against EA

advertisement

A U.S. District Court Judge in San Francisco has ruled that monopoly claims filed against Electronic Arts by a pair of Madden buyers may continue.

EA had previously requested that Judge Vaughn Walker dismiss claims by Geoffrey Pecover and Jeffrey Lawrence. The two Madden buyers, serving as named plaintiffs in the class-action suit, alleged that by eliminating competition for NFL-licensed games EA had acted in a monopolistic fashion and unjustly enriched itself at the expense of consumers.

Published to:

What's this?
Who's leading the conversation?
This visualization below allows you to see the impact that each user has on the current conversation. The top row contains the group of users who have had the most impact, the 2nd row the group of users who have had the 2nd most impact (et cetera). Users with similar impact are grouped together, and the average score of the group is shown to the left of the group. The author of the article is also shown on the left, in their corresponding group. Each user's score is based on the number of comments the user has made plus the number of votes their comments have received. The scores are calculated relative one another, so while their absolute value is not particularly important, their relative difference does indicate a larger difference in impact on the conversation.
0.5
{"commentId":7549968,"authorDomain":"Books83"}

Could we be seeing an end to EA's exclusive rights to NFL and NCAA licensed games?

{"commentId":7549968,"threadId":"599374","contentId":"2913598","authorDomain":"Books83"}
    Reply#1 - Tue Jun 9, 2009 8:23 PM EDT
    {"canLink":false,"threadId":"599374","isPrivate":false}
    Leave a Comment:
    You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead.
    As a new user, you may notice a few temporary content restrictions. Click here for more info.
    {"threadId":"599374","contentId":"2913598"}
    Start TrackingStart Tracking
    Stop TrackingStop Tracking