Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
A few weeks ago, I posted an excerpt from Michael McCann’s interview on the PBS Frontline feature “Money and March Madness,” concerning the O’Bannon v. NCAA matter. Connecticut Sports Law reader Brian posted some excellent comments that are worth sharing. I’ll be posting my response next week: First, this case would be much better as a proactive measure and [...]
As a follow-up to yesterday’s article about O’Bannon v. NCAA and student-athletes’ right of publicity, I wanted to get the thoughts of Connecticut Sports Law readers as to whether student-athletes should be paid for the commercial use of their likenesses, and if so, when? Please take a few seconds and cast your vote.
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 [...]
PBS Frontline aired “Money and March Madness” last night, a feature including the potentially ground-breaking O’Bannon v. NCAA case. Michael McCann of the Sports Law Blog and Sports Illustrated was interviewed for the feature. Here is a brief excerpt regarding the issue of student-athletes’ right to publicity and the NCAA’s argument that student-athletes waive those rights [...]
Congratulations to Footiebusiness, Ben Berger Connecticut Sports Law Guest Columnist Ben Berger celebrated the 1-year anniversary of his blog Footiebusiness this week. Ben offers links to his favorite posts from the past year: 1. Our interviews with various MLS Marketing Directors and front office reps about the marketing of American soccer. 2. Our series on [...]
A Connecticut Sports Law reader recently emailed me concerning the enforceability of National Letters of Intent. What is to stop a student from challenging a National Letter of Intent after the fact in court, besides the cost of litigation? The National Letter of Intent (NLI) represents a contract between a prospective student-athlete and a university. Thus, both parties could [...]
