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[QUOTE="Waltdods, post: 1101111, member: 2932"]
I agree with your read of what happened with EA.  I think though that the settlement agreement between the class plaintiffs and EA probably precludes or at least majorly complicates an effort to restart the video games, at a minimum for EA (and the EA precedent is likely to scare off others).

It will be very interesting to see what happens next.  The O'Bannon opinion is obviously being presented as a win for the plaintiffs, and it is.  But the actual relief is narrow and I would think probably something the NCAA could live with - bumping up the amount of scholarships to cover the full cost of attendance and allowing players to get about $5k a year in licensing revenues held in trust until they graduate or leave school.  But this is because the O'Bannon plaintiffs were very cautious in what they asked for.  My reading of the opinion is that they probably, but not definitely, could have gotten more if they tried.

Some of the factual findings here, in particular about the lameness of the NCAA's justifications for the amateur rules, are going to be hard for the NCAA to escape.  There are already other lawsuits out there. I think the best strategic plan for the NCAA is to figure out a way to retreat to the rules this injunction sets.  No idea whether they'll be able to do that.

(Who says being an antitrust lawyer isn't fascinating?  Everyone.  Everyone says being an antitrust lawyer isn't fascinating. At least for once it's marginally relevant, so I'll take what I can get.)
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