The football fans have taken the matter from forums to court by filing a suit against Redwood City-based EA Inc. The gamers from California and Washington D.C. are very unhappy about the anti-competitive conduct, as they call it of the E.A. Inc.
E.A. had acquired exclusive NFL license in 2005.It had slashed the price of Madden 2005from 49.95$ to 29.95$ in competition to Take-Two Interactive Inc. They could have continued to compete by raising the quality or by offering the game, Madden NFL 2006 at reduced prices but instead they have raised the prices by 70% after entering into exclusive agreements with associations in the United States like the National Football League, the Arena Football League, and NCAA Football which has caused a fierce debate between the gamers and E.A.
The only problem with the class action suits is that NFL wants one company (E.A.) to produce its game and not the other-way round. The NFL is not the only form of football, EA is in no way preventing anyone from making a game based around the rules of the NFL, they just can’t use the NFL license. The NFL can give rights to its trademarks, names, and properties to anyone it chooses, or denied them to anyone it chooses.
Do you think the E.A is really going to pay for it ?
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