In the immediate aftermath of the NCAA pretty much throwing in the towel two years ago on trying to regulate the circumstances under which student athletes might be paid for use of their publicity rights — “name, image, and likeness” —, there was a flood of so-called “collective” activity in what might be called the
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George Harrison’s 80th birthday was February 25 of this year, and in preparing for a live webinar with his first wife, Pattie Boyd, I have been struck by the following lessons that can be learned from his life and experience. I will be discussing these points and other aspects of personal and professional achievement and
On June 7, 2021, Alex Murdaugh called police from his cell phone to report that he had discovered the bodies of his wife, Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, and son, Paul Murdaugh on the family’s 1,800-acre property. Last week, Murdaugh took the witness stand for two days to deny he was the one to pull the trigger.
Watching the explosion of activity in the name, image, and likeness “collective” space, one might easily forget that neither the 2015 decision of the 9th Circuit federal appeals court in O’Bannon nor the 2021 decision of the Supreme Court in Alston, affirming another decision of the 9th Circuit, had anything to do with third party
This article is not about the death of amateurism in intercollegiate sports. Others can debate whether we are on the right path, and where that path might lead. This article covers the explosion of so-called “collectives” managing the monetization of “name, image, and likeness” (NIL) rights of college athletes. And in particular, what the “collective”