Understanding the Right of Publicity in College Athletics - What IS the Right of Publicity?

For a brief overview discussion on the right of publicity, I created the slideshow below. I acknowledge that sometimes I can be a little long-winded or go on tangents, but that is only because I am incredibly passionate about the legal side of sports, and I love to share that passion and knowledge with others. In the series’ introduction blog post, I said I would “paint a picture of what the right of publicity is, legally speaking.” Well, here you go! I literally made images. Think of this as a baseline explanation without getting into the nitty gritty legal details - totally transparent, unbiased and objective, easily digestible, and visually appealing.

Understanding the Right of Publicity and College Athletics - An Introduction

Antitrust, Federal, Intellectual Property, Jaime, NCAA, NILJaime MiettinenJuly 20, 2020NCAA, college athletics, college athlete compensation, right of publicity, name image likeness, social injustice, Intellectual Property, equity Comments

Analyzing Michigan House Bill No. 5217 - Another College Athlete Name, Image, & Likeness Proposal

Last week, Representatives Brandt Iden (R-Oshtemo) and Joe Tate (D-Detroit) presented bipartisan legislation that would allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness under certain circumstances in the State of Michigan.

So, let’s get to dissecting this sucker and perform a legal analysis!