January 25, 2013
Electronic Arts Inc. urged a California federal judge Friday to find that a programmer for the the original 1988 "Madden NFL" videogame isn't entitled to royalties from later versions of the multibillion-dollar franchise, saying his contract only covered versions designed for Apple II computers.
July 23, 2012
Electronic Arts Inc. on Friday again failed to scuttle a programmer's allegations that EA used a copyrighted code he'd written for the first "Madden" video game in later versions of the game, after a California federal judge said the programmer hadn't brought his case too late.
September 29, 2011
A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a suit against Electronic Arts Inc. brought by the original programmer of its "Madden NFL" video game series, who claims EA breached a contract by using his copyrighted code in later versions of the game.