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AP: NCAA reaches $20M settlement of video game claims

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AP: NCAA reaches $20M settlement of video game claims
 
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
 
INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Keller and his teammates used to eagerly await the annual release of the NCAA Football video game, the popular EA Sports product featuring lifelike depictions of every major team.
 
Judging the ability of his on-screen persona in the game was all in good fun, but once Keller's career was finished the former Arizona State and Nebraska quarterback felt something wasn't right. The pros collected royalties from EA's Madden NFL game, for example, but the collegians couldn't.
 
"It's a great game, but it was flawed," Keller said. "It was wrong."
 
The NCAA announced Monday that it will pay $20 million to former football and basketball players who had their images and likenesses used in video games, hoping the settlement will help keep amateurism rules intact for college sports. ...

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/09/5885506/ncaa-reaches-20m-settlement-of.html#storylink=cpy
 
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