Court Sides with Electronic Arts, Throws Out Jury Award

Mar 7, 2014

A federal judge from the Northern District of California has overturned a multi-million dollar jury award against videogame publisher Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) in a copyright infringement case.   The award — more than $3 million in damages plus interest that could have exceeded $7 million -- was made after a California jury concluded last year that EA breached a 1986 software development contract it had with a developer, Robin Antonick.   Specifically, the jury found that the express
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