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  1. January 23, 2014

    EA Beats $3.6M Madden Copyright Verdict

    A California federal judge on Wednesday wiped out a $3.6 million copyright infringement verdict against Electronic Arts Inc. over its best-selling "Madden NFL" franchise, ruling that a jury incorrectly decided that the video game giant illegally copied early versions of the game.

  2. September 13, 2013

    'Madden' Creator Seeks $11.6M Interest As EA Fights Ruling

    Electronic Arts Inc. urged a California federal judge Friday to overturn a July jury verdict finding the company illegally copied from the first video game in its multimillion-selling "Madden NFL" franchise, while the game's programmer moved to tack on $11.6 million in interest to the jury's $3.6 million royalties award.

  3. July 23, 2013

    EA Owes 'Madden NFL' Coder $3.6M In Royalties, Jury Finds

    Electronic Arts Inc. copied the original "Madden NFL" programmer's source code for football plays and field formations in seven subsequent games in the multimillion-dollar franchise, a California federal jury found Tuesday, awarding the coder $3.6 million in overdue royalties in his contract suit.

  4. July 19, 2013

    EA Couldn't Make Sega 'Madden' Without Copying, Jury Told

    Electronic Arts Inc. couldn't have produced a 1990 "Madden NFL" video game in time for Christmas without violating its contract with the game's original coder and copied his ideas, the coder's attorneys contended during closing arguments of their trial Friday, asking jurors to award the coder millions in royalties.

  5. July 15, 2013

    EA Copied Early 'Madden NFL' Code in Later Games, Jury Told

    Portions of the code for later games in Electronic Arts Inc.'s best-selling "Madden NFL" franchise resemble the original programmer's work, including a misspelling, suggesting EA improperly used the data, an expert witness testified for the prosecution Monday in the coder's contract trial seeking millions in royalties.  

  6. July 09, 2013

    EA Owes 'Madden' Coder Millions For Stolen Code, Jury Hears

    Electronic Arts Inc. owes the original "Madden NFL" video game programmer millions in royalties after copying his field design and football plays for later installments, a California federal jury heard Tuesday during opening statements in the second phase of the contract case against the game giant.  

  7. June 26, 2013

    Jury Verdict In 'NFL Madden' Trial Seems To Sway Judge

    A California federal judge said Wednesday that he was leaning toward upholding a jury verdict against Electronic Arts Inc. in a royalty dispute over the "Madden NFL" video game franchise, but will mull the publisher's bid to dismiss the verdict finding that the plaintiff's claims were timely.

  8. June 21, 2013

    EA Can't Sink 'Madden' Royalties Suit In Jury Trial

    Original "Madden NFL" programmer Robin Antonick can pursue breach of contract claims alleging that Electronic Arts Inc. used his ideas in subsequent video games in the multibillion-dollar franchise, a California federal jury held Friday, finding that Antonick didn't wait too long to sue for millions in royalties.

  9. June 17, 2013

    EA Lied To 'Madden NFL' Programmer About IP, Jury Hears

    Original "Madden NFL" programmer Robin Antonick only realized in 2009 that Electronic Arts Inc. used his ideas in later versions of the multibillion-dollar video game franchise, his attorneys told a California federal jury Monday during opening statements for a trial over whether Antonick sued in time to recover millions in royalties.  

  10. January 30, 2013

    EA Targets IP In 'Madden' Royalty Row After Contract Defeat

    A California federal judge on Monday shot down Electronic Arts Inc.'s claims that the company doesn't owe the original "Madden NFL" video game's programmer royalties on later versions of the multibillion-dollar franchise, prompting EA to attack the programmer's copyright claims Tuesday.

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