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House v. NCAA: Top Five Takeaways

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In July 2024, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and major athletic conferences reached an agreement with plaintiffs in connection with House v. NCAA that portends significant changes for college athletics....more

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Name, Image, and Likeness Compensation for Student-Athletes: From the Playing Field to the Courthouse, Is the Ball Now in...

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For decades, student-athletes have asserted that colleges and universities have benefitted from their participation in collegiate athletics, while the student athletes themselves receive nothing in return. A college...more

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The Brisk Evolution of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Rights

Developments in the world of name, image and likeness (NIL) rights continue to occur at an extremely swift pace. Within the last two weeks, Virginia amended its existing NIL laws to significantly strengthen student-athlete...more

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NILAR: Oregon's New Bill Changes the Name of the Game

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On February 14, the Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill amending the state’s law regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL). If the bill (HB 4119) passes through the state Senate, it would prohibit the NCAA, athletic...more

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Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 4: NIL Developments with Andy Johnson, Co-Founder of Hail! Impact

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Hosts Tina and Jennie are joined by Andy Johnson, Co-Founder and Chairman for Hail! Impact, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports University of Michigan student-athletes. They discuss the current landscape and recent...more

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Highlights of the Federal Proposals to Regulate NIL Deals

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The 2023 college football season ended in early January, and sports fans are eagerly anticipating the start of college basketball’s March Madness. Many are also anxious about the future of college sports, given the non-stop...more

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Lawsuit with Claim of Unequal Access to NIL Opportunities Raises New Title IX Concerns

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The University of Oregon Ducks have had a winning season on and off the football field: The team reached the Pac-12 Conference title game, and star players achieved among the highest name, image and likeness (NIL) valuations...more

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Montana Enacts a Name, Image, and Likeness Law for Student-Athletes

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Montana Senate Bill 248 went into effect on June 1, 2023. This law allows student-athletes to earn compensation from Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) endorsement deals and is part of a trend of NIL legislation being passed by...more

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Sports Sponsorship Agreements in the Digital Age

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Technological advances and changes prompted by COVID-19 have driven an evolution in sports sponsorship agreements, from traditional advertising to a digital-heavy and more accessible sponsorship environment. But with those...more

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What the King of NIL Can Teach Us

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Since the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) suspended its Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules in June 2021, college athletes across the country have had the opportunity to profit by striking NIL deals to...more

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NIL Pointers for Student Athletes – Part III

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In our final post for this week’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) suggestions, below is the third installment of our general pointers for student-athletes to keep in mind when it comes to NIL matters—specifically, negotiating...more

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NIL Pointers for Student Athletes – Part I

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In continuing this week’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) suggestions, below is the first part of general pointers for student-athletes to keep in mind when it comes to NIL matters...more

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NCAA Clarifies Stance on Permissible NIL Activities

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Oct. 26, 2022, offered new guidance on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) activities of universities, student-athletes (SA) and other entities supporting the NIL industry. In...more

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NCAA Publishes Interim NIL Policy Clarifications

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On October 26, 2022, the NCAA approved and published additional clarifications to its Name Image Likeness (NIL) Policy. Following the NCAA’s initial release of the NIL Policy on July 1, 2021, permitting student-athletes to...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - NCAA NIL - Where Things Stand One Year Later

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In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White and Courtney Reigel look at the implementation of the NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Policy and where things stand for universities, athletes, states and...more

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NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Guidance for Businesses and Boosters

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The world of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has exploded onto the scene and taken college athletics by storm.  The impact of NIL on the college sports landscape is a topic of daily discussion throughout sports media. ...more

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One Year of Collegiate Athletics Following NCAA v. Alston

The Supreme Court, on June 21, 2021, issued its landmark decision in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, bringing about fundamental change for collegiate athletes seeking benefits and compensation in...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Boosters in NIL Collectives Are Taking Full Advantage of Using NIL as a Recruiting Tool, and...

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Welcome back to the "Spotlight," welcome back to allergy season and welcome back, Kotter (I swear I’m younger than that reference would indicate). At any rate, this weekend, I am looking forward to welcoming Broadway back to...more

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[Ongoing Program] The Current and Future Landscape of Name, Image, and Likeness in Illinois College Athletics and Beyond - June...

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Higher Education CLE Webinar Series | Presented by Bricker & Eckler and the Southern Illinois University School of Law - Join us for a free webinar series in the month of June on important topics in higher education. ...more

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The NCAA’s New Guidance Regarding NIL Collectives — Will the Guidance Shut Down NIL Collectives or Affect Their Abilities to Pay...

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Background of the NCAA and NIL Policy - Effective July 1, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) adopted an Interim Name, Image, and Likeness Policy (“Interim NIL Policy”) for currently enrolled...more

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Rapidly Changing Landscape for College Athletics, and the Need for Stakeholders in Rhode Island to Adapt

Athletic departments and student athletes alike at Rhode Island’s eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) member schools should begin preparing now—if they haven’t already—for a college athletics landscape in...more

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Sedona Prince from Oregon Ducks Dubbed the Poster Child of NIL

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- NIL (name, image, likeness) continues to captivate headlines as athletes forge ahead with profit-churning ventures while still in school thanks to the NCAA’s new rules. Sedona Prince of the Oregon Ducks is a rock star as...more

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It May Be “Simply the Best” that Tina Turner Sells Her Iconic Catalog to BMG

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- Tina Turner signed the rights of her iconic music catalogue spanning 60 years, including her name, image and likeness to a German music company, BMG. While Warner Music record label still manages her record, is this a sign...more

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A Dollar and a Dream: Student-Athlete Compensation in the Aftermath of U.S. Supreme Court's Alston Decision

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Since 2009, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has faced numerous lawsuits from student-athletes alleging that it unlawfully restrained trade by rules on compensating student-athletes....more

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Crosshairs as Lawsuits Involving Disney and Facebook Surface

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- What will the “Endgame” be for the lawsuit between Walt Disney Company and former Marvel comic book creators? In the spring of this year, a host of famed artists and illustrators of Marvel characters such as Iron Man,...more

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