The list of sports-related image rights litigants is extensive. Is it possible that this genre of lawsuit has finally run its course? Apparently not.… Continue Reading
Ed O'Bannon! Craig Newsome! Sam Keller! Where are they now - litigation-wise? Catch up on the latest exploits of these college-athletes-turned-litigants as they struggle for control of the rights to their own images.… Continue Reading
The burgeoning field of litigation involving the use of athletes' images, personal information and statistics by fantasy sports, video games and other marketing endeavors continues to burgeon with the recent suit filed by several former NFL starts against the NFL itself. Don't bother to stay tuned for film at 11 - read on!… Continue Reading
Yahoo! has followed up CBS Interactive's victory over the NFL, the NFL Players Association and their licensing arm, Players, Inc., that allowed free use of pro football player likenessses by fantasy sports operators with a suit of its own -- in the same court, of course.… Continue Reading
A lawsuit filed on May 5 in federal district court in Northern California by a former college football quarterback is the latest extension of a series of cases that have defined who "owns" sports statistics, facts and personal image rights.… Continue Reading