Tag: college

2023Blog Post

BLOG POST: Controller in the Courtroom: The Struggle of Collegiate ESports Under the Athletic Banner*

*This writing is a blog post. It is not a published IPTF Journal Article. Noah DeRossi-Goldberg I. Working Without a Basic Understanding A. The Misstep of Navarro             Decisions about Collegiate Esports are made without judges ever taking the time to pick up a controller.[1] A recent opinion by a Florida District Court has created a roadblock for any college seeking to establish a competitive, fully funded Esports program within their athletics department.[2] The Florida Institute of Technology (“FIT”) disbanded its men’s rowing team to comply with Title IX’s mandate that men’s and women’s sports receive equal funding.[3] In determining...
2020Technology Law

Privacy Rights of College Athletes: Controls on the Use of Technology to Collect Player Medical Data

Armen Grigorian College athletic departments are always looking to gain an edge over their competitors. Recently, these athletic departments have been gathering player medical data through various new technologies designed to track player performance in the hopes of better preparing for game day, but this raises many privacy concerns. College athletes are often asked to waive privacy protections for their medical data. This is problematic as there are currently no controls on what the universities can do with said data. For student-athletes to retain their privacy rights, the field must develop and implement restrictions on the accessibility of their personal...
2018Trademark

Bring Your Own Trademark: Compensating College Football Players Through Trademark Royalties

Sarah Murphy College football players deserve compensation for the value they create in the sport. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) Amateurism Rule, however, prohibits paying student-athletes, while coaches earn millions of dollars per year. A potential solution to combat this inequality is for universities to collect intellectual property licensing royalties from coaches and use that money toward compensating players. Additionally, college athletes should be informed about their right to trademark and should collect their own trademark licensing royalties in accordance with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s decision in O’Bannon v. NCAA in 2015. Read...