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The High Stakes of NILs: MLB Players Inc. Challenges DraftKings and bet365 Over NIL Rights

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In a legal clash between MLB Players Inc. (MLBPI) and sports betting companies, DraftKings and bet365, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss....more

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Fantasy Sports Sites Win Challenge to Publicity Rights in Indiana

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Recently, the Seventh Circuit affirmed that fantasy sports operators, such as FanDuel and Draft Kings, do not violate a student athlete’s right of publicity under Indiana law by using their name, image and likeness without...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Indiana Supreme Court Finds Fantasy Sports Statistics Newsworthy In Right of Publicity Claim

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Plaintiff-Appellants Akeem Daniels, Cameron Stingily, and Nicholas Stoner were collegiate student–athletes between 2014¬2016. Their on-field performances were collected as numerical statistics and published by various...more

Butler Snow LLP

Fantasy Sports Operators, DraftKings and FanDuel, Cleared to Use Players’ Names, Pictures, and Stats without Their Consent Because...

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On October 24, 2018, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that online fantasy sports operators, DraftKings, Inc. and FanDuel, Inc., were permitted to use former collegiate athletes’ names, pictures, and statistics without their...more

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