Quote Originally Posted by Greg2600 View Post
Yet you can't come back and sue the publisher unless your old contract specifically stated that your work gets royalties. Not everyone's did, and this fellow's dates back to the 1980's when it was more common to see royalties paid out.
Correct. This is a very specific situation and frankly, EA probably thought they were getting a good deal at the time not having to pay this guy as much for the four years he spent developing the game which was pretty lengthy for those days and instead gave him a more substantial back end incentive. I would suspect very few programmers received this kind of lucrative deal at that time or since.

I think it's interesting that a few people here are so excited about the verdict. First, this happened at a time when EA was considered a pretty creative and innovative company, not in more recent times. So, I'm confused as to why people are so gleeful that the "good EA" was actually capable of the same deceit that the modern EA purportedly is. Second, the only person that benefits from this in any way is Mr. Antonick. The employees of EA and consumers are going to bear the brunt of the pay-out, so unless you're related to Mr. Antonick, I'm not sure why you're celebrating.