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Madden 25 coins games released from 2022 to 2022 gave players the option to play against teams from the past. Players ' names weren't used however, things such as their positions and their attributes were. In its defense, EA argued this should be protected as freedom of speech in the First Amendment, but the Supreme Court didn't see it as such.

"The appeals court ruled against EA's argument, arguing that the use of the likenesses were "incidental," and therefore covered by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which provides for free speech" Reuters reported.

Here's a passage from the unanimous decision by three judges that was written by the Circuit Judge Raymond Fisher: "EA's use of replicas of former players is not a matter of course, as it is integral to EA's principal commercial objective that is to make a convincing virtual representation of football games that involve players from both former and current NFL players."

One of the defendants in the suit one of the plaintiffs, Former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo said that Madden NFL game featured the exact characteristics, likenesses and traits, of former players. But, Ferragamo claims EA did not get permission for their use.

The situation is similar to the one of 2022 when a judge has ruled in favor of EA in a lawsuit that was filed from an ex- Arizona State University QB Sam Keller regarding his participation in the NCAA Football series. He claimed EA employed images of college athletes, without paying the athletes. EA was eventually forced to pay $60,000 to settle this lawsuit in addition to it was decided that the NCAA Football series was put in limbo.

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