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Florida High School Athletes Can Now Commercialize Their NIL

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In July 2021, Florida became the first state to allow collegiate athletes to earn compensation from the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Three years later, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has...more

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Title IX’s Journey in Higher Ed: From NIL Beginnings to the House Settlement (Part 2)

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In Part 2 of this series, we’ll delve into how the Title IX regulations align with the terms of the House Settlement. The latest iteration of the settlement agreement received preliminary approval from Judge Wilken on October...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Ohio Joins Georgia in Prohibiting NCAA from Taking NIL-Related “Adverse Action”

We recently discussed a number of updates in the world of name, image and likeness (NIL) rights. Among those recent developments was the signing by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp of an executive order that, inter alia,...more

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House Settlement Approval — Highway to NIL Podcast

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - November 2024 #3

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A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association settled a lawsuit with FanDuel on Friday over the alleged unauthorized use of the names and images of MLB players on its sports betting platform....more

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Title IX’s Journey: From NIL Beginnings to the House Settlement (Part 1)

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The transformation of college athletics over the past three and a half years has brought a myriad of challenges, with perhaps none greater than how Title IX compliance is achieved. A post-House world will assuredly amplify...more

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NCAA Proposed Settlement Receives Preliminary Approval

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After nearly five months of waiting, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”), the former Power Five college athletics conferences (now known as the Power Four following the departure of 10 schools from the...more

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The IRS Estate Tax Battle Over Michael Jackson’s Legacy

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When the King of Pop passed away in 2009, he left behind more than just a rich legacy of music and pop culture. He also left behind a colossal estate that soon became entangled in one of the most scrutinized, drawn-out...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - November 2024 #2

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Diego Pavia became the latest college athlete to sue the NCAA. While many past NCAA lawsuits have concerned NIL, the Vanderbilt football quarterback is seeking an extra year of eligibility. His argument, in court documents...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

The Inevitable Evolution of NIL Rights Continues to Reconfigure the Economies of Collegiate Athletics

As 2024 comes to a close, permutations in the arena of name, image and likeness (NIL) impacting collegiate athletics continue unabated. Most prominently, Northern District of California District Judge Claudia Wilken...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Journey From Athlete To Executive

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In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” hosts Darius Gambino and Angela de Cespedes from Saul Ewing’s Video Gaming & Esports Practice speak with Geoffrey Frid, Principal of The Frid Group. Geoff ties together his athletic...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Care Insights, Issue 9, October 2024

Welcome to The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. With Fall Break behind us and the race to end-of-term underway, we highlight the following topics of import for schools,...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

IP Alert: From King James to the King of Jazz: IP Issues in Tattoo Art

Copyright law protects creative works that are “fixed in any tangible medium of expression”—but it is hard to imagine that the drafters of this language envisioned that the human body would become such a popular medium of...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

What is a Deepfake and How Might it Impact Your Business?

With the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its various synthetic media outputs, deepfakes are just one of many new risks to businesses. Deepfakes pose considerable threats to companies, potentially damaging...more

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Highly Touted Settlement Caps NIL Payments to Student Athletes

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In a much anticipated antitrust class action settlement, a federal judge granted preliminary approval of a $2.7 billion proposed settlement that will cap the amount of money National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...more

Erise IP

What’s Trending in Trademarks, October 2024: T.I., Tiny Win $71.5M Verdict for OMG Girlz, Second Circuit Holds Against 1-800...

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Every month, Erise’s trademark attorneys review the latest developments at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in the courts, and across the corporate world to bring you the stories that you should know about: Third...more

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Judge Rules North Carolina High School Student-Athletes Can Now Profit from Their Name, Image, and Likeness

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On October 14, 2024, Wake County Superior Court Judge A. Graham Shirley II signed an order granting a preliminary injunction that allows high school student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). ...more

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Final Buzzer for NCAA Amateurism? What Preliminary Approval of the House Settlement Means for College Sports

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Despite previously raising several important concerns relating to the NCAA’s proposed $2.8 billion antitrust settlement in House v. NCAA, federal Judge Claudia Wilken recently granted preliminary approval of the deal in an...more

International Lawyers Network

Personality Rights – The Power of Influence, Its Misuse and Protection

INTRODUCTION - Publicity rights play an important role in India based on the culture of celebrity worship and the importance of the name, image, and likeness of sports, television and media personalities, political figures,...more

Woods Rogers

Getting Sued for Using Photos of Employees

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Are you a Virginia business that uses employee photos to promote your organization or improve employee morale? Virginia Statute 8.01-40 provides a civil action for the unauthorized use of the name, portrait or picture of any...more

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What's the Tea in L&E? Getting Sued for Using Photos of Employees

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What’s the Tea in L&E is a video series focused on the latest trends and updates in labor and employment law. In this segment, Woods Rogers Patent & Intellectual Property Attorney Tim Bechen joins the conversation with Leah...more

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Taking It to the House: Preliminary Approval of Settlement in House v. NCAA Could Bring Significant Changes to College Sports

In the latest development from the antitrust class-action lawsuit filed against the NCAA regarding potential compensation allegedly denied to student-athletes, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for the Northern...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - October 2024 #3

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A former Olympian is suing New Balance over the end of her career. Khamica Bingham, a two-time Olympic sprinter from Canada, is suing the Boston-based shoe company alleging that a malfunction in her running shoes led to a...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Comparing California’s AI-Likeness Bills with the Federal NO FAKES Act of 2024

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Over the past several years, both Congress and state legislatures have introduced legislation concerning “digital replicas,” or deepfakes created by AI. Many of these bills have been directed to protecting the...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - October 2024 #2

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Surinamese sprinter Issamade Asinga sued the Gatorade Company on Wednesday, alleging his recent doping ban was the result of eating contaminated “recovery gummies” that the brand manufactured and provided....more

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