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Game On: Are New Opportunities Opening Up for Brands to Use Student Athletes’ Name, Image and Likeness Rights? Thursday, February 11, 2021
The debate over the extent to which student athletes should be compensated is hardly new, but antitrust challenges brought against the NCAA, and new state legislation allowing athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image or likeness (commonly abbreviated as “NIL”) has shone a fresh light on the issue. This state legislation, along with a call for national action, may drastically change the world of collegiate athletics as we know it. Will this change be for the better or worse? Views differ, and time will tell.