The New Race By States To Remove NIL Restrictions On College Athletes
On July 1, 2021, the NCAA finally removed its prohibition on college athletes monetizing their fame. Can the states keep up?
Florida May Amend Its Groundbreaking NIL Law
What changed that caused Rep. Chip LaMarca to push a refresh to the existing law?
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Student Athletes 1, NCAA Nil
If they haven’t yet, student-athletes will quickly need to get up to speed on IP issues.
University of Arkansas Has Unique NIL Prohibition
Their policy prohibits athletes from using school colors with their NIL deals. Can this be challenged?
Texas Is 6th State To Require College Athlete NIL Rights As Of July 1
Meanwhile, Congress has taken no action on a national NIL law and continues to do nothing despite holding hearings on Capitol Hill concerning the need to provide athletes NIL rights on a nationwide basis.
As Of July 1, Can Athletes Sign NIL Deals With Brands That Compete With Their School Partners?
The overriding concern seems to be that athletes do not enter into arrangements with deliverables that would directly conflict with the terms of the deals that schools have in place with other brands.
LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology
The new generation of AI-related legal issues are inherently cross-disciplinary, implicating corporate law, intellectual property, data privacy, employment, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
Tennessee Signs NIL Law
The Volunteer State's law contains a broad exclusion that will allow a university to prohibit an athlete's involvement in NIL activities 'that are reasonably considered to be in conflict with the values of the institution.'
NIL Doesn’t Open The Door To Agents Offering Marketing Advances To College Athletes
Remember: a marketing advance must be offered to the college athlete at the same time or after the player signs a standard representation agreement.
Conflicts Arise With College Athlete Name, Image, And Likeness (NIL) On The Horizon
As many as 150 NIL platforms have been created to provide a variety of services to athletes and universities. What could go wrong?
Putting To Rest The Claim That NIL Isn’t For All College Athletes
Many of the opportunities for college athletes surrounding the exploitation of their NIL will come in the form of third parties paying for them to post content on their social media profiles.
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
It’s Coming For College Athletes, But What Exactly Is Name, Image, Likeness (NIL)?
The first state to have expressly provided the right of publicity to individuals by way of statute was New York, in 1903.