Federal judge rules against NCAA in O’Bannon antitrust case over use of athletes’ likeness David J. Phillip/AP College basketball and football players can now start receiving money by selling their names and likenesses after a judge rules against the NCAA in a landmark decision. A federal judge has ruled that the NCAA can’t stop college football and basketball players from selling the rights to their names and likenesses, opening the way to athletes getting payouts once their college careers are over. In a landmark decision issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled in favor of former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon and 19 others in a lawsuit that challenged the NCAA’s regulation of college athletics on antitrust grounds. In a partial victory for the NCAA, though, Wilken said the NCAA could set a cap on the money paid to athletes, as long as it allows at least $5,000 a year for big school football and basketball players. Wilken was not asked to rule on the fairness of a system that pays almost everyone but the athletes themselves. Instead, the case was centered on federal antitrust law and whether the prohibition against paying players promotes the game of college football and does not restrain competition in the marketplace. The plaintiffs gave up their right [...] newsnyork/federal-judge-rules-against-ncaa-in-obannon-antitrust-case-over-use-of-athletes-likeness/
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:45:29 +0000
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