College Athletes Sue for Video Game Revenues

Submitted by Brigitte Lenis

Sam Keller, a former collegiate quarterback, along with other NCAA athletes are reportedly filing a class action law suit against EA sports and the NCAA, citing their intellectual property rights.

It had been reported that EA sports is introducing another installment of its "NCAA Football" video game this summer, and while the game does not include players' names, it supposedly features virtual players with the same number, skin tone, height, throwing arm as well as home state as the real-life players.

Compensation for college athletes has been a controversial issue in the past. A similar yet distinct class action was reportedly filed by collegiate basketball player Ed O'Bannon for using player's images without compensation. (see our coverage)

It will be quite interesting to see how these play out...

Coverage at:AOLnews