04/27/2022
Colleges and universities are closing out year one of the NIL movement. Since last July, athletes have been able to earn income based on their NIL rights. One UCLA basketball player even launched his own cryptocurrency. NIL rights mark an inflection point in collegiate sports and the legal battles surrounding athletes and their share in the multi-billion dollar sports industry remains unsettled. This podcast examines the NIL landscape and the legal and policy concerns going forward.
This episode of the [Un]Common Law podcast examines what name, image and likeness (NIL) is, some of the cases that led to this new era of college sports, the patchwork of state NIL laws, and the legal and policy concerns going forward.
