Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
Here are Connecticut Sports Law’s top story lines of 2011, from 2 through 5. Click here to see 6 through 10. 2. Ed O’Bannon leads a class action lawsuit against the NCAA concerning the use of the images and likenesses of former players. This case, which recently spurred a similar lawsuit by the legendary Bill [...]
Bill Russell Sues NCAA, EA Sports Legendary Boston Celtic Bill Russell has filed suit in a California federal court against the NCAA and EA Sports alleging that the defendants have misappropriated his image and violated antitrust laws. The case is similar to O’Bannon v. NCAA (see my article on the case, “Calling a Foul”) and [...]
The Shame of College Sports Taylor Branch of The Atlantic Monthly has published an article on the state of collegiate athletics that, according to Frank DeFord, “may well be the most important article ever written about college sports.” The article covers the NCAA’s notion of amateurism, pay-for-play, O’Bannon v. NCAA and other hot-button issues in college sports. There is [...]
I had the privilege of leading a discussion on O’Bannon v. NCAA and the right of publicity with a group of high school students in the Sports and Entertainment Management Program of the National Student Leadership Conference at Fordham University. Here are some notes and observations that are worth sharing: The students, who were extremely intelligent [...]
I am pleased to announce that the Connecticut Law Tribune has included an article that I wrote on NCAA v. O’Bannon in its special section on intellectual property law, which was published today. Here is an excerpt from the article: Sixteen years after starring in the NCAA tournament, O’Bannon is the lead plaintiff in O’Bannon v. NCAA (also referred [...]
