Pay the Players… For Their IP
Zachary M. Broner is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Should a student-athlete have a right to their own name, image, and likeness? For decades, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)...
Category: Sports
Counterfeit NBA Merchandise: How do we curb the black market?
Zachary Landow is a J.D. candidate, 2021, at NYU School of Law. On September 11, 2019, a routine cargo inspection at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) led to the discovery of 28 counterfeit NBA...
Basketball, Cryptocurrency and You: How an NBA Player Plans to Connect with Fans Through a Brand-New Medium
Eric Pecci is a J.D. Candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. Spencer Dinwiddie is a point guard for the Brooklyn Nets in the National Basketball Association.[1] On December 13, 2018, the up-and-coming star...
As California Goes, So Goes the Nation: How California Legislators Triggered a Seismic Change to the Bedrock of College Sports
Sean Cunningham is a J.D. candidate, 2021 at NYU School of Law. In September, after securing a unanimous vote in California’s senate, Senate Bill 206 was signed into law by the state’s governor. As...
Davis v. Electronic Arts, Inc.
On August 17, 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied class action certification for the retired National Football League (NFL) players suing Electronic Arts for using their likelihood...
In re NCAA Athletic Grant-in-Aid Cap Antitrust Litigation: The Future for NCAA Athletes
When we think of student athletes playing major sports in college, there is often an unfounded presumption that they are well-off and profit immensely from their activities. After all, professional athletes receive profits from...
Murphy v. NCAA: The Fall of PASPA and the Rise of Sports Gambling
With the recent Supreme Court Decision in Murphy v. NCAA, 138 S. Ct. 1461 (2018), the state of sports gambling is in flux. Like many other forms of prohibition, the Professional and Amateur Sports...
