You may not know the name Sam Keller, who’s the former quarterback heading up the battle against EA, but it’s likely that you know the names Jim Brown and Herb Adderley, who are both Hall of Famers. On Monday, they asked the court to allow them to submit official documents supporting Keller. That’s a major blow for EA, who is supported by the NCAA.

EA and the NCAA say that the players’ images don’t include names on the jerseys, and that their numbers, pictures, and statistics are publicly available, making them usable under free speech laws.

Brown isn’t just coming out of the woodwork to support Keller – this is an issue he really cares about. He sued EA earlier this year for using his likeness in some of the Madden games, but the case was thrown out. EA hopes that Keller’s case will get thrown out as well; this decision will be made on November 17.

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More Legal Woes for EA

In the lawsuit, which was filed by attorney Keith McKenna, accuses EA Sports of "unjust enrichment." They say that the use of their names and images without permission in an invasion of privacy for commercial purposes.

A spokesperson for EA Sports has said that the company, NCAA, and Collegiate Licensing Company have all reviewed the case and don’t believe that their claims have merit. The company says it has not violated any NCAA bylaws or athlete rights laws.

Do you think it’s fair for a video game to include a real person without that person’s permission?

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Two More Players Sue EA Sports

The two leaders in high-end electric sports car technology are now going head to head in the courtroom.

Tesla says Fisker heads, Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler, not only stole their hybrid design ideas while working for the company, but allege that Henrik – hired to style their new sedan, the Tesla White Star – turned over a purposefully substandard design in order to get a leg up once the companies were in competition.

Paid almost $1,000,000 for the bunk job, Fisker used that money to help start Fisker Coachbuild.

Tesla’s claims:

* The bad design set back their production schedule for the company’s lower-cost luxury sedan.

* Fisker and Koehler stole hybrid trade secrets and used them to design the Fisker Karma.

* Fisker knowingly did a bad job to make their product less popular.

If the case is decided in Tesla’s favor, in my opinion, it may be enough to bury Fisker. That’s one reason I’m not sure I believe it all. Why would someone who makes his living designing cars for other companies go out of his way to do a bad job? Why would he steal trade secrets if he depends on the trust of other companies to pay his bills?

It’s an unfortunate case either way, but I look forward to reading all the juicy details. ;p

[image: Tesla]

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Tesla sues, Fiskers Karma catches up with them?